Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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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.
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Jul 18, 2023 • 1h 11min
What everyone misunderstands about the Universe
Daniel talks to Zach Weinersmith about the most common misconceptions about our Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2023 • 59min
How stable is the Earth's orbit?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we can expect the Earth to continue in its path forever, or if our days are numbered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 11, 2023 • 59min
Do things get more massive the faster they move?
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when you start to move fast, and whether it makes sense to think about your mass growing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 6, 2023 • 59min
How do planets get their moons?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how a planets gets its natural satellites and the stories that each one reveals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 4, 2023 • 58min
Do all galaxies have central black holes?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether galaxies have to have black holes at their hearts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 10min
How to use the whole galaxy to hear huge gravitational waves
Daniel and Jorge break down the recent discovery of huge gravitational waves by NANOGrav, and what it means about supermassive black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2023 • 56min
What drives the movement of Earth’s continents?
Daniel and Jorge explore the deep, violent history of the Earth's surface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 3min
What happens if you explode a nuclear bomb in space?
Daniel and Katie touch on the explosive question of nuclear weapons and explain the impact of space-based explosions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 20, 2023 • 1h 4min
Listener Questions 40: Ways our Universe could end us
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about the dangers of our Universe and whether engineers could save us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2023 • 57min
Could there be more than one theory of everything?
Daniel talks to philosopher Thomas Barrett about whether there could be multiple effective descriptions of our Universe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
