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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Science Podcasts
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.danielandjorge.com/
Episodes
What’s the largest asteroid impact in Earth’s history?
5/9/2024
Daniel and Kelly review the most cataclysmic impacts in our planet's history.
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Duration:00:50:12
Listener Questions 55: Time and waves!
5/7/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com
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Duration:00:51:18
What is quantum biology?
5/2/2024
Daniel and Kelly explore how biological systems rely on the quantum nature of matter.
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Duration:00:59:19
What is gravitoelectromagnetism?
4/30/2024
Daniel and Katie bushwack their way between theories of gravity and electromagnetism, looking for the elusive connection.
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Duration:00:50:06
Physics of the Internet
4/25/2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work.
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Duration:00:46:34
Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers
4/23/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com
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Duration:00:50:06
Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity?
4/18/2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about real science of element 115 and whether it aligns with the spectacular story of anti-gravity alien ships at Area 51.
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Duration:00:44:21
Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities
4/16/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com
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Duration:00:41:22
How metallic is the Sun?
4/11/2024
Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.
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Duration:00:44:25
Listener Questions 52
4/9/2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about aliens, answer a question from a high school class, and advise a listener about destroying the moon.
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Duration:00:51:20
Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict?
4/4/2024
Daniel talks to Rabbi Jack Schlacter, a physicist at Los Alamos, about the movie Oppenheimer and the connections and conflicts between physics and judaism.
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Duration:01:00:58
The most promising particle physics anomalies
4/2/2024
Daniel talks to Harry Cliff, author of the new book "Space Oddities", about the most intriguing unexplained particle physics experiments and what they might mean.
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Duration:01:14:50
Listener Questions 51
3/28/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!
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Duration:00:50:25
What happened to M33's black hole?
3/26/2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33
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Duration:00:46:17
Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows!
3/21/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!
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Duration:00:48:40
How does electricity work?
3/19/2024
Daniel and Katie explain how electric current, lightning and static electricity emerge from the strange quantum nature of electrical charge.
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Duration:00:59:07
Physics of Chocolate
3/14/2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep but tenuous connection between physics and chocolate.
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Duration:01:13:49
Listener Questions 49: Black Holes, Neutrinos and Gravitational waves!
3/12/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and get stuck in philosophical rabbit holes.
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Duration:00:50:41
Is the Universe made of waves (Part 2)
3/7/2024
Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 2)
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Duration:00:53:17
Is the Universe made of waves (Part 1)
3/5/2024
Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 1)
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Duration:00:43:35