Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 639
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Listener Questions 57: Philosophy, Quantum Mechanics and Beta Decay!
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Who was the most influential scientist?
Daniel talks to Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of "The Man From the Future" about the life and impact of John von Neumann
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What's the electric charge of the Universe?
Daniel and Katie reveal the shocking truth about the balance between positive and negative particles.
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Listener Questions 56: Neutron Stars, Dense matter and shared atmospheres!
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What mysteries are hiding in the extra-galactic background light?
Daniel and Jorge explore the challenges of detecting light from outside the Milky Way, and the secrets it might reveal.
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What’s the largest asteroid impact in Earth’s history?
Daniel and Kelly review the most cataclysmic impacts in our planet's history.
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Listener Questions 55: Time and waves!
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What is quantum biology?
Daniel and Kelly explore how biological systems rely on the quantum nature of matter.
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What is gravitoelectromagnetism?
Daniel and Katie bushwack their way between theories of gravity and electromagnetism, looking for the elusive connection.
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Physics of the Internet
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work.
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Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers
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Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity?
Daniel and Jorge talk about real science of element 115 and whether it aligns with the spectacular story of anti-gravity alien ships at Area 51.
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Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities
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How metallic is the Sun?
Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.
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Listener Questions 52
Daniel and Jorge talk about aliens, answer a question from a high school class, and advise a listener about destroying the moon.
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Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict?
Daniel talks to Rabbi Jack Schlacter, a physicist at Los Alamos, about the movie Oppenheimer and the connections and conflicts between physics and judaism.
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The most promising particle physics anomalies
Daniel talks to Harry Cliff, author of the new book "Space Oddities", about the most intriguing unexplained particle physics experiments and what they might mean.
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Listener Questions 51
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!
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What happened to M33's black hole?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33
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Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!
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