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 explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets.
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Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge.
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Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases.
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Daniel and Jorge discuss a brand new result that suggests that black holes might be driving the unexplained expansion of the Universe
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether gravitational waves cause permanent distortions of space.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the daring and dangerous mission of the Parker Solar Probe and what it might reveal about the Sun.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the holes in the current theory of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about a novel where aliens give humans advice about climate change.
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After a historic 355 days in orbit, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on March 30, 2022, breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American. In this episode of Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Mark Vande Hei discuss conducting experiments in space, the impact of extended spaceflight on humans, and the spiciness of space chili peppers.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how close photons and protons can get to the speed of light, and what's stopping them!
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Write to us at questions@danielandjorge.com
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Daniel and Jorge talk about a speculative theory called "rainbow gravity" which might help us understand the origins of the Universe.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how stars fuse lighter elements and what changes when they reach Iron.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe.
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind".
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up!
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