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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Mar 19, 2024 • 1h 8min
How does electricity work?
Daniel and Katie explain how electric current, lightning and static electricity emerge from the strange quantum nature of electrical charge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 14, 2024 • 1h 23min
Physics of Chocolate
Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep but tenuous connection between physics and chocolate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 12, 2024 • 60min
Listener Questions 49: Black Holes, Neutrinos and Gravitational waves!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and get stuck in philosophical rabbit holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 7, 2024 • 1h 2min
Is the Universe made of waves (Part 2)
Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 2)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 5, 2024 • 54min
Is the Universe made of waves (Part 1)
Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 1)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 29, 2024 • 59min
Are there charm quarks in the proton?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the cozy story of the proton might need to be updated to describe all of its true charm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 27, 2024 • 1h 1min
Why is quantum gravity so hard?
Daniel and Jorge explain why the two theories of physics are so at odds with each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 22, 2024 • 56min
What is cold welding?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how its possible to merge metals without melting!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2024 • 1h 7min
How is general relativity wrong?
Daniel and Jorge talk about why we think Einstein was wrong about the nature of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 7min
Listener Questions 48: Vacations, Destruction and Anti-matter Black Holes
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and try to avoid giving marriage advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
