Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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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June 20, 2025 20 mins

Daniel and Katie answer a question about why distant objects can look surprisingly large in the sky

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Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our supercharged technological lives. Ask ourselves who is in control? Can we beat the computer or are we going to need to throw the kill switch?

New host Dexter Thomas, Jr answers questions big and small – like who made Shrimp Jesus and why? To how and why you very well could get...

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March 18, 2025 20 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether the Earth might survive the Sun's ejection from the galaxy.

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December 31, 2024 23 mins

Daniel and Katie answer a question about building super duper long structures in space

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October 1, 2024 30 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether space can be infinite and finite

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September 26, 2024 37 mins

Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it?

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September 24, 2024 63 mins

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about moving planets, the Higgs field, and the future of particle physics.

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What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it?

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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether our galaxy is in the middle of a giant void that could have fooled us into thinking the expansion of the Universe is accelerating.

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September 12, 2024 33 mins

How long can we enjoy the sunshine before we need a new star?

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September 10, 2024 60 mins

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about galaxy collisions, black holes and Nitrogen!

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September 5, 2024 45 mins

Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces?

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September 3, 2024 58 mins

Daniel and Jorge try to clarify the distinction between our neighborhood space objects and what it means if we find them out of place.

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If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome?

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August 27, 2024 62 mins

Daniel and Jorge talk about new ways to find dark matter, using space microwave ovens.

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What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies?

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August 20, 2024 58 mins

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about banana decays and black hole velocities.

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Daniel and Jorge look right into the beam of incredible astronomical explosions.

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August 13, 2024 68 mins

Daniel and Jorge slice time down to its shortest slivers to understand how fast things can happen in the Universe.

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Daniel and Jorge talk to a screenwriter and scientific advisor for the multi-verse show, "Dark Matter"

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