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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Dec 5, 2023 • 51min
Are there galaxies without dark matter?
Daniel and Jorge discuss how dark matter shapes our Universe and whether it would be possible to have a galaxy without it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 30, 2023 • 59min
Does quantum mechanics conserve energy?
Daniel and Jorge explore whether basic rules of our Universe are broken at the quantum scale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 28, 2023 • 55min
Listener Questions 45: Gravity and Black holes
Daniel and Jorge venture to the edge of human knowledge about black holes, gravity and magnetic fields.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 23, 2023 • 1h 12min
The Science Fiction Universe of "Invasion"
Daniel and Jorge talk about alien arrival, as depicted on the show "Invasion" and Daniel talks to two of the writers, Tatiana Suarez Pico and Aditi Brennan Kapil about writing science fiction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 21, 2023 • 1h 5min
Who was the first scientist?
Daniel talkes to Prof. James Poskett about how the history of science has much more nuance and global participation than the standard mythology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 16, 2023 • 1h 14min
The Science Fiction Universe of "Venemous Lumpsucker" by Ned Beauman
Daniel and Kelly chat with Ned Beauman, author of "Venemous Lumpsucker" a cautionary tale about applying free market strategies to preventing extinction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 14, 2023 • 59min
Why is there quantum uncertainty?
Daniel and Jorge wrestle with one of the fuzziest concepts in quantum mechanicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 9, 2023 • 57min
What did the early Universe sound like?
Daniel and Jorge take you back to the early Universe and the sound bubbles that seeded everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 7, 2023 • 1h 19min
Can we settle space? Should we? Have we really thought this through?
Daniel talks to Kelly and Zach Weinersmith about whether humanity is ready to move into the stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 2, 2023 • 54min
What's the matter with matter in the Universe?
Daniel and Jorge dig into the history of matter, dark matter and dark energy, explaining how they used to have very different ratios.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
