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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Sep 8, 2022 • 1h 6min
What's inside a neutron star?
Daniel and Jorge take a bite out of "nuclear pasta" and dive into the heart of these strange stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 6, 2022 • 1h 3min
What's the amplituhedron?
Daniel and Jorge grapple with this hard-to-say word that might make complex quantum calculations much easier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 1, 2022 • 1h 1min
Did the James Webb Space Telescope disprove the Big Bang Theory?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the surprises found in the first science from the James Webb telescope and what it means for our understanding of the early Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 30, 2022 • 1h 3min
If the Universe is infinite, why is the night sky dark?
Daniel and Kelly wrestle with competing infinities to understand why the night sky is not catastrophically ablaze with light. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 25, 2022 • 1h 3min
Listener Questions about discoveries
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about how discoveries are made, the most important recent discoveries and how to detect aliens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 23, 2022 • 1h 2min
Could there be two dimensions of time?
Daniel and Jorge grapple with the possibility that time could flow in more than one direction, at the same time(s). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 8min
How long does a neutron live?
Daniel and Katie talk about how one of the basic building blocks of matter is surprisingly impermanent and mysterious. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 16, 2022 • 1h 5min
Can a gravitational wave pass through a black hole?
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when one superstar of physics slams into another.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 11, 2022 • 60min
What is superdeterminism?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the lengths people will go to avoid accepting the randomness of quantum mechanics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2022 • 1h
Is the speed of light the same in all directions?
Daniel and Jorge break down the differences between the two-way and one-way speed of light.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
