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
How Did The Moon Form?
How did the Earth get such a weird, big fluffy moon?
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What Are Cosmic Rays?
Who or what is shooting crazy high energy particles at us?
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Is The Multiverse Real?
What is the multiverse and is it real?
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How Can We Tell The Distance To Stars?
How can we measure the distance to stars?
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What Is The Most Important Invention In Human History? (ft. Ryan North)
We discuss the most fundamentally important inventions in human history. Featuring Ryan North.
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Listener Questions
We answer questions from listeners! The speed of light, the center of the universe and lasers!
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What Is A Quantum Computer?
What is a quantum computer and how does it work?
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What Happens When Galaxies Collide?
Will our lives be affected when the Milky Way collides with Andromeda?
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Why Is Gravity So Weird?
Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces?
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Is the Universe pixelated?
Is there a shortest possible distance? Or can you cut space in half forever?
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Are there other Earths out there?
How many liveable planets are out there, and can we reach them?
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Was/Is There Life On Mars?
What do we know about life on Mars?
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What Is String Theory?
We've all heard of it, but nobody really knows...
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Will Physics Ever Explain Everything?
What is a "Theory of Everything" and how close are we to discovering it?
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What Is A Dimension And How Many Are There?
What's the real meaning of a dimension? Are there more than 3?
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What is a Neutrino?
Explaining the weirdest little particle ever found
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How Does a Nuclear Bomb Work?
What would you need to build your own nuke?
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Is Teleportation Possible?
Can we really change locations without traveling through space?
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Is the Universe Random?
If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome?
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Where Did Earth's Water Come From?
Young Earth was hot and dry. Where did the oceans come from?
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