Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe episodes

July 27, 2023 How can we keep solar panels clean on Mars?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep solar panels bright and powerful when they far away on a dusty planet.
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53 min
July 25, 2023 What is a non-Newtonian fluid?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the gooey physics of honey, gravity, asphalt and ketchup!
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1 hr 3 min
July 20, 2023 Listener Questions 41: Questions about the mass of the Universe, moons made of gas, and backyard blackholes.
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!
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59 min
July 18, 2023 What everyone misunderstands about the Universe
Daniel talks to Zach Weinersmith about the most common misconceptions about our Universe.
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1 hr 11 min
July 13, 2023 How stable is the Earth's orbit?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we can expect the Earth to continue in its path forever, or if our days are numbered.
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1 hr
July 11, 2023 Do things get more massive the faster they move?
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when you start to move fast, and whether it makes sense to think about your mass growing.
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59 min
July 06, 2023 How do planets get their moons?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how a planets gets its natural satellites and the stories that each one reveals.
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59 min
July 04, 2023 Do all galaxies have central black holes?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether galaxies have to have black holes at their hearts.
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59 min
June 29, 2023 How to use the whole galaxy to hear huge gravitational waves
Daniel and Jorge break down the recent discovery of huge gravitational waves by NANOGrav, and what it means about supermassive black holes.
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1 hr 10 min
June 27, 2023 What drives the movement of Earth’s continents?
Daniel and Jorge explore the deep, violent history of the Earth's surface.
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56 min

About Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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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)…