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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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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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English

Episodes

What color is the Sun?

6/6/2023
Daniel and Katie talk about the amazing physics, chemistry and biology that determines how we see the Sun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:22

Why does the Universe have antiparticles?

6/1/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe would make sense without antimatter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:48

Could we reveal quantum gravity in a tabletop experiment?

5/30/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about how clever experiments might provide a breakthrough in the effort to understand the quantum nature of space-time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:57:13

What is tidal locking?

5/25/2023
Daniel and Kelly talk about how the gravitational dance of the Earth and Moon, and other objects in and out of our Solar System. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:44:22

What's the best way to measure the expansion of the Universe?

5/23/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to use different cosmic rulers to measure the expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:57:57

Listener Questions 39: gravitons, antimatter and unified forces!

5/18/2023
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Submit your question to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:14

Will our supercluster be torn apart?

5/16/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep future fate of our cosmic neighborhood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:55

Do black holes have a maximum electric charge?

5/11/2023
Daniel and Jorge explore whether its possible to crack open a black hole by overcharging it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:46

What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?

5/9/2023
Daniel and Kelly talk about what the night sky would look like if you travelled back to the time of the dinosaurs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:33

Could spacetime be a fluid?

5/4/2023
Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:23

Could black holes help form stars?

5/2/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about the delicate process of star formation and how black holes may be able to contribute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:47:58

What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes?

4/27/2023
Daniel and Katie talk about things in the sky that pulse, and a recent discovery of a puzzling set of pulses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:55:38

What is a glueball?

4/25/2023
Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:14

How do we measure the gravitational constant?

4/20/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about the number that controls the strength of gravity and why it's so hard to measure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:36

Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!

4/18/2023
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:50:48

Why can't two electrons be in the same place?

4/13/2023
Daniel and Jorge explore the Pauli exclusion principle: why some particles avoid each other and how it affects the nature of our Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:50

What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?

4/11/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the smaller galaxies might hold the secrets to understanding the structure of the Universe and the truth about dark matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:55

Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?

4/6/2023
Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:30

How does carbon dating work?

4/4/2023
Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:31

Is there a better way to accelerate particles?

3/30/2023
Daniel and Jorge talk about why its so expensive to build a super collider and how plasma technology might make it all better, faster, cheaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:53

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