Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Paese Stati Uniti

Generi Natural Sciences, Science, Physics

Lingua EN-US

Episodi 639

Ultimo 23.09.2025

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.

Episodi

Fall equinox listener questions 23.09.2025 19min

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about how white holes are connected to black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Summer solstice listener questions 20.06.2025 20min

Daniel and Katie answer a question about why distant objects can look surprisingly large in the skySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Spring equinox listener questions 18.03.2025 20min

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether the Earth might survive the Sun's ejection from the galaxy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Winter soltice listener questions 31.12.2024 23min

Daniel and Katie answer a question about building super duper long structures in spaceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 68 01.10.2024 30min

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether space can be infinite and finiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic episode - How big is the Universe? 26.09.2024 37min

Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 67 24.09.2024 1h 3min

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about moving planets, the Higgs field, and the future of particle physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic episode - What came before the Big Bang? 19.09.2024 40min

What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could a huge void cause the illusion of dark energy? 17.09.2024 1h 8min

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic episode - When will the sun explode? 12.09.2024 33min

How long can we enjoy the sunshine before we need a new star?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 66 10.09.2024 1h

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about galaxy collisions, black holes and Nitrogen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic episode - Why is gravity so weird? 05.09.2024 45min

Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are there comets in the asteroid belt? 03.09.2024 58min

Daniel and Jorge try to clarify the distinction between our neighborhood space objects and what it means if we find them out of place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic Episode - Is the Universe Random? 29.08.2024 48min

If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could quantum clocks detect dark matter? 27.08.2024 1h 2min

Daniel and Jorge talk about new ways to find dark matter, using space microwave ovens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic Episode - Is Light a Particle or a Wave? 22.08.2024 47min

What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions goes bananas! 20.08.2024 58min

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about banana decays and black hole velocities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What was the brightest explosion ever seen? 15.08.2024 59min

Daniel and Jorge look right into the beam of incredible astronomical explosions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's the fastest event ever measured? 13.08.2024 1h 8min

Daniel and Jorge slice time down to its shortest slivers to understand how fast things can happen in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The science fiction Universe of "Dark Matter" 08.08.2024 1h 19min

Daniel and Jorge talk to a screenwriter and scientific advisor for the multi-verse show, "Dark Matter"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.