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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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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Does particle spin affect life on Earth?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What's going on with Przybylski's Star?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Did NASA accidentally invent a warp drive?
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Daniel and Jorge dissect research articles claiming sudden progress in warp technology See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Could a grand unified theory of physics be impossible?
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Daniel talks with Dr. Katie Robertson about whether there even is a single unified theory of physics for us to discover. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions about light and black holes
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Daniel and Jorge absorb listener questions, reflect on the answers and emit some silly jokes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How powerful could a civilization get?
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Daniel and Jorge discuss the Kardashev Scale, Kardashians, Cryptocurrencies and crpytozoology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge explore the mystery of inertia and whether a controversial theory can explain it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Was the Higgs boson discovery a triumph or disappointment?
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Daniel and Jorge debate whether the Higgs boson discovery marks the end of collider physics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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The biggest collisions in the Universe
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Bonus episode: Daniel and Jorge visit the metaverse to discuss what happens when particles, stars, galaxies or superclusters collide! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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The science of time travel television
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of "Umbrella Academy", "Time Traveler's Wife" and "Dark". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about what would happen if dark energy increased and tore the Universe apart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether a new idea for dark matter might overcome some discrepancies in galaxy behavior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Could black holes actually be fuzzballs?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the dark massive objects we've observed could be something stringier and stranger than black holes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is there a pattern to asteroid impacts on Earth?
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Daniel and Katie talk about whether a future impact is predictable or random. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes can be blocked or can block other objects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge wonder about which planets would float if you dunked them in a cosmic tub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Kelly talk about what you might breathe if you opened your space-helmet on the surface of the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How do we know quantum mechanics is really random?
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Daniel and Jorge wrestle with Bell's experiment and the philosophical consequences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 33: Questions from your kids!
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Daniel and Jorge talk about what nothing looks like, whether Thor's hammer would destroy the Earth and rogue stars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about a new stealthy kind of neutrino that might neaten up the mess left by all of the other neutrinos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why is math so important for physics?
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Daniel talks to mathematician Steve Strogatz about why calculus seems to describe the Universe so well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How can the Universe expand faster than the speed of light?
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Daniel and Jorge blow their own minds talking about the faster-than-light expansion of the Universe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can you send messages without particles?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about ingenious quantum tricks to send information without actual particles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Bởi iHeartPodcasts
