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.

Natural Sciences
Physics
Astronomy
1
What if the speed of light were slower?
52 min
2
Is it dangerous to send messages to aliens?
75 min
3
Are there particles that don't have anti-partic...
52 min
4
How big can a comet get?
51 min
5
What could aliens teach us about the Universe?
What could aliens teach us about the Universe?
52 min
6
What will the new probes to Venus reveal?
45 min
7
Could we build a particle collider on the moon?
57 min
8
Can molton salt reactors produce electricity sa...
48 min
9
How to take over the world
59 min
10
Can we put black holes to work for us?
50 min
11
Why do stars twinkle?
51 min
12
What is dark radiation?
What is dark radiation?
49 min
13
What is the future of exoplanet research?
What is the future of exoplanet research?
59 min
14
Where does the Higgs get its mass?
Where does the Higgs get its mass?
49 min
15
Can you roast a marshmallow in space, and other...
Can you roast a marshmallow in space, and other listener questions.
48 min
16
Is there Uranium on Uranus?
Is there Uranium on Uranus?
50 min
17
Does the Universe have a preferred direction?
Does the Universe have a preferred direction?
47 min
18
Why does the Higgs boson like Mexican hats?
51 min
19
Can we build a wormhole?
55 min
20
Listener questions about alien tech, the Earth'...
48 min
21
Is there an explanation for the Universe, or is...
58 min
22
The next revolution in theoretical physics
55 min
23
Could our galaxy have a dark matter center?
47 min
24
Could life have started much earlier in the Uni...
56 min
25
The mysterious phenomenon of turning sound into...
51 min