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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How Old Is The Universe?
How long has the Universe been cooking, and how do we know?
37 min
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What's At The Center Of The Galaxy?
What's at the center of the Milky Way? How do we know? Can we explain it?
39 min
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Is Anti-Gravity Technology Possible?
Is it possible to negate gravity without using energy?
37 min
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Where Does The Earth's Magnetic Field Come From?
What causes our planet to generate a magnetic field? What is a magnetic field?!?
40 min
330
Are Wormholes Real?
Are wormholes a real thing out in space somewhere?
36 min
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What Is Terraforming?
Can we make another planet habitable?
43 min
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What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean?
How do we define Artificial Intelligence? Should we be worried that AI may one day take over Humanity?
43 min
333
What Nobel Prizes Have Been Proven Wrong?
Can the top prize in science get it wrong?
39 min
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Is A New Particle Collider Worth $20B?
CERN just released a new report describing the next planned collider and its price! Is it worth it?
38 min
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How Did The Moon Form?
How did the Earth get such a weird, big fluffy moon?
30 min
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What Are Cosmic Rays?
Who or what is shooting crazy high energy particles at us?
35 min
337
Is The Multiverse Real?
What is the multiverse and is it real?
32 min
338
How Can We Tell The Distance To Stars?
How can we measure the distance to stars?
31 min
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What Is The Most Important Invention In Human H...
We discuss the most fundamentally important inventions in human history. Featuring Ryan North.
35 min
340
Listener Questions
We answer questions from listeners! The speed of light, the center of the universe and lasers!
33 min
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What Is A Quantum Computer?
What is a quantum computer and how does it work?
37 min
342
What Happens When Galaxies Collide?
Will our lives be affected when the Milky Way collides with Andromeda?
35 min
343
Why Is Gravity So Weird?
Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces?
36 min
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Is the Universe pixelated?
Is there a shortest possible distance? Or can you cut space in half forever?
36 min
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Are there other Earths out there?
How many liveable planets are out there, and can we reach them?
34 min
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Was/Is There Life On Mars?
What do we know about life on Mars?
36 min
347
What Is String Theory?
We've all heard of it, but nobody really knows...
34 min
348
Will Physics Ever Explain Everything?
What is a "Theory of Everything" and how close are we to discovering it?
33 min
349
What Is A Dimension And How Many Are There?
What's the real meaning of a dimension? Are there more than 3?
32 min
350
What is a Neutrino?
Explaining the weirdest little particle ever found
31 min