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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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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Episodes
What is the dark flow? 25.01.2024 59:36
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the whole Universe is in motion, and what could be pulling on it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 47: Gravity, Time, Photons 23.01.2024 56:42
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Ask your questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What are octonions? 18.01.2024 56:16
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.
What's hidden inside planets? 16.01.2024 1:00:44
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.
How do particles carry forces? 11.01.2024 57:12
Daniel and Jorge push and pull on the simple picture of particles exchanging other particles See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How can we find life on other planets? 09.01.2024 1:11:35
Daniel talks to Prof. Aomawa Shields, auther of "Life on Other Planets" about the the climate of exoplanets and her unusual path to astronomy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What are land tides? 04.01.2024 53:13
Daniel and Jorge talk about how tidal forces shape the Earth itself and the life on it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is a symmetron? 02.01.2024 59:07
Daniel and Jorge talk about creative ways to explain the accelerating expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Does hot or cold water freeze faster? 28.12.2023 53:31
Daniel and Jorge get the chills when they discover how little we know about water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 46: Mountains, ether and time! 26.12.2023 56:12
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about reviving old theories, building tall mountains, and passing time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is the electrical charge of the moon? 21.12.2023 51:42
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the moon is positive, negative or neutral! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Can planets share an orbit? 19.12.2023 55:15
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether two planets could share an orbit around a star, or whether there would be too much gravitational squabbling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What shapes can galaxies take? 14.12.2023 58:31
Daniel and Jorge talk about the weird, wacky shapes of galaxies and the cosmic story they tell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What’s the difference between inertial and gravitational mass? 12.12.2023 58:51
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether there are two or one kind of mass and the massive consequences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Has our solar system lost any planets? 07.12.2023 57:22
Daniel and Jorge talk about how instabilities in the early solar system may have ejected an ancient ice giant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are there galaxies without dark matter? 05.12.2023 51:26
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.
Does quantum mechanics conserve energy? 30.11.2023 58:51
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.
Listener Questions 45: Gravity and Black holes 28.11.2023 54:44
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.
The Science Fiction Universe of "Invasion" 23.11.2023 1:11:47
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.
Who was the first scientist? 21.11.2023 1:04:55
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.
The Science Fiction Universe of "Venemous Lumpsucker" by Ned Beauman 16.11.2023 1:14:05
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.
Why is there quantum uncertainty? 14.11.2023 58:58
Daniel and Jorge wrestle with one of the fuzziest concepts in quantum mechanics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What did the early Universe sound like? 09.11.2023 57:23
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.
Can we settle space? Should we? Have we really thought this through? 07.11.2023 1:18:30
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.
What's the matter with matter in the Universe? 02.11.2023 53:42
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.
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