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 23, 2024 • 60min
Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 18, 2024 • 54min
Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity?
Daniel and Jorge talk about real science of element 115 and whether it aligns with the spectacular story of anti-gravity alien ships at Area 51.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 16, 2024 • 51min
Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 11, 2024 • 54min
How metallic is the Sun?
Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 9, 2024 • 1h 1min
Listener Questions 52
Daniel and Jorge talk about aliens, answer a question from a high school class, and advise a listener about destroying the moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 4, 2024 • 1h 11min
Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict?
Daniel talks to Rabbi Jack Schlacter, a physicist at Los Alamos, about the movie Oppenheimer and the connections and conflicts between physics and judaism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 2, 2024 • 1h 24min
The most promising particle physics anomalies
Daniel talks to Harry Cliff, author of the new book "Space Oddities", about the most intriguing unexplained particle physics experiments and what they might mean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 28, 2024 • 59min
Listener Questions 51
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 26, 2024 • 55min
What happened to M33's black hole?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2024 • 58min
Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
