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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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Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses!
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?
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Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Could we spot an alien nuclear blast?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Could some particles have tiny electric charges?
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Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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How can we measure the curvature of space?
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Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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How do space telescopes point themselves?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases. https://tinyurl.com/3cf7hvu3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Could black holes be making the Universe expand faster?
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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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Do gravitational waves leave a mark on the Universe?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether gravitational waves cause permanent distortions of space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Can the Parker solar probe shed light on the Sun?
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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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What's the problem with the Standard Model?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the holes in the current theory of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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The Science Fiction Universe of "A Half Built Garden" by Ruthanna Emrys
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Daniel and Kelly talk about a novel where aliens give humans advice about climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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355 Days in Space: Finding Meaning with Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
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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 spic…
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What's the real speed limit of the Universe?
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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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Listener Questions 35: Exomoons, black holes and math!
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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Write to us at questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Does gravity make rainbows?
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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Why can't stars fuse Iron?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how stars fuse lighter elements and what changes when they reach Iron. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Does particle spin affect life on Earth?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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What's going on with Przybylski's Star?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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The Science of "For All Mankind"
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Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Does anti-matter feel anti-gravity?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Did NASA accidentally invent a warp drive?
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Daniel and Jorge dissect research articles claiming sudden progress in warp technology See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Could a grand unified theory of physics be impossible?
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Daniel talks with Dr. Katie Robertson about whether there even is a single unified theory of physics for us to discover. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Listener Questions about light and black holes
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Daniel and Jorge absorb listener questions, reflect on the answers and emit some silly jokes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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How powerful could a civilization get?
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Daniel and Jorge discuss the Kardashev Scale, Kardashians, Cryptocurrencies and crpytozoology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
