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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May 9, 2023 • 57min
What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?
Daniel and Kelly talk about what the night sky would look like if you travelled back to the time of the dinosaurs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 4, 2023 • 1h 3min
Could spacetime be a fluid?
Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 2, 2023 • 58min
Could black holes help form stars?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the delicate process of star formation and how black holes may be able to contribute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 27, 2023 • 1h 5min
What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes?
Daniel and Katie talk about things in the sky that pulse, and a recent discovery of a puzzling set of pulses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 25, 2023 • 1h 3min
What is a glueball?
Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 20, 2023 • 58min
How do we measure the gravitational constant?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the number that controls the strength of gravity and why it's so hard to measure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 18, 2023 • 1h
Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 13, 2023 • 1h 4min
Why can't two electrons be in the same place?
Daniel and Jorge explore the Pauli exclusion principle: why some particles avoid each other and how it affects the nature of our Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 11, 2023 • 58min
What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the smaller galaxies might hold the secrets to understanding the structure of the Universe and the truth about dark matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 6, 2023 • 1h 2min
Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?
Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
