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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Apr 4, 2023 • 59min
How does carbon dating work?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 30, 2023 • 1h 1min
Is there a better way to accelerate particles?
Daniel and Jorge talk about why its so expensive to build a super collider and how plasma technology might make it all better, faster, cheaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 28, 2023 • 57min
What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?
Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 23, 2023 • 58min
Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2023 • 1h 4min
Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?
Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 16, 2023 • 1h 7min
Could we spot an alien nuclear blast?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 14, 2023 • 1h 7min
Could some particles have tiny electric charges?
Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 9, 2023 • 1h 3min
How can we measure the curvature of space?
Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 7, 2023 • 1h 3min
How do space telescopes point themselves?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 2, 2023 • 59min
Listener Questions 36
Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases. https://tinyurl.com/3cf7hvu3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
