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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 the Universe need cause and effect?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether things have to happen in a definite order, or not! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Does the weak force attract or repel?
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Daniel and Jorge break down this question that stumped Daniel at his public office hours! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Could the 3D entire Universe be a projection from a 2D surface somewhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Listener Questions 17: hamsters, black holes and higgs fields!
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Daniel and Jorge dip the french fries of knowledge into the mysterious condiments of the Universe and answer questions from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can you be motionless in space?
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Everything is moving and spinning -- is it possible to be totally still in the Universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why don't we have electric airplanes?
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Daniel and Katie talk about how to get a battery-powered plane into the sky. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What will the Giant Magellan Telescope show us?
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the exciting science that will be done by this new super telescope. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Daniel and Jorge swirl their minds together into a stormy mix of puns and physics and tackle this spacey topic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Daniel and Jorge crack open the basic building block of matter and find.. anti-matter! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What if our particles were different?
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Daniel and Jorge consider how the Universe would be different if our particles had different properties Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Daniel and Jorge explain how the speed of light limits how events play out in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How many particles has the Large Hadron Collider discovered?
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Daniel and Jorge reveal that the Large Hadron Collider has found much more than just the Higgs boson! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why is the three-body problem so hard?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about why something so simple is one of the oldest and hardest problems in physics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How many stars can a solar system have?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about binary star systems, trinary star systems and totally bonkers star systems with even more stars! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Listener Questions 16: pictures from space, antimatter stars and Jupiter-eating aliens!
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Have questions? Send them to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can we use the galaxy as a gravitational wave detector?
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Daniel explains how pulsars can be used as a galaxy-sized physics experiment. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Will a plasma-based spaceship engine let humanity zoom between planets? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether its possible to outrun the fastest thing in the Universe Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
Daniel recounts the story of how pulsars were discovered and what they tell us about the death of stars. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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The SF Universe of Cadwell Turnbull's "The Lesson"
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the connections between science and art and discuss the science and politics of Cadwell Turnbull's "The Lesson" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What's the cosmic gravitational background?
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Daniel and Jorge explain how we might be able to listen to a new kind of gravitational hiss and what secrets it could reveal. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What do the Navy UFO videos really mean?
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Daniel talks to Mick West, expert UFO-video analyzer, to understand what we are seeing in the Navy UFO videos. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is infinity real or just mathematical?
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Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin search for examples of infinity in the Universe. Does it only exist in our minds? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How many moons does the Earth have?
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Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith count the number of moons orbiting the Earth! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions: photon information, simulated Universes and Daniel's fantasy science budget
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Daniel answers questions from real listeners like you. Submit your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comBởi iHeartRadio
