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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Feb 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
Have interstellar meteors hit the Earth?
Daniel and Kelly analyze recent claims of the recovery of iron spheres from interstellar meteors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 1min
Can we see inside things using muons?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the weirdness of muons and how they can let us see inside things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 6, 2024 • 57min
Why do some galaxies have bars?
Daniel and Jorge explain what we know about the bars at the center of galaxies, and what mysteries they might hide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 10min
What is quantum relativity?
Daniel and Katie grapple with an effort to explain how quantum mechanics could arise from relativity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 30, 2024 • 1h 7min
Were all the forces once one?
Daniel and Jorge explore whether the fundamental forces can be linked together, and whether they all acted as one in the early Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 25, 2024 • 60min
What is the dark flow?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the whole Universe is in motion, and what could be pulling on itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 23, 2024 • 57min
Listener Questions 47: Gravity, Time, Photons
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Ask your questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 18, 2024 • 56min
What are octonions?
Daniel and Jorge talk about super complex numbers and how they might hold the secrets of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 16, 2024 • 1h 1min
What's hidden inside planets?
Daniel talks to Prof. Sabine Stanley about what's happening inside planets, and how that helps us understand what's out there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 11, 2024 • 57min
How do particles carry forces?
Daniel and Jorge push and pull on the simple picture of particles exchanging other particlesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
