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.
Episodes
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work.
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com
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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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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com
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Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.
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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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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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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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Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!
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Daniel and Katie explain how electric current, lightning and static electricity emerge from the strange quantum nature of electrical charge.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep but tenuous connection between physics and chocolate.
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and get stuck in philosophical rabbit holes.
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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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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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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the cozy story of the proton might need to be updated to describe all of its true charm.
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Daniel and Jorge explain why the two theories of physics are so at odds with each other.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how its possible to merge metals without melting!
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Daniel and Jorge talk about why we think Einstein was wrong about the nature of the Universe.
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