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)... more

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The podcast currently has 642 episodes available.

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe episodes:

December 23, 2021 Could quantum mechanics be deterministic?
Daniel talks to Prof. Valia Allori about the theory of Bohmian Mechanics, a deterministic alternative to traditional Quantum Mechanics.

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December 21, 2021 What is Zodiacal Light?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the amazing physics of space DUST.

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1h 1min
December 16, 2021 Will starlink spoil astronomy?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how megaconstellations of satellites might spoil our view of the Universe.

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57min
December 14, 2021 Can something be both a conductor and insulator?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the recent revolution in solid state physics that has led to weird new materials.

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1h 1min
December 09, 2021 Did our Universe evolve?
Daniel and Jorge discuss the theory of Cosmological Natural Selection

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1h 2min
December 07, 2021 How should we search for extra terrestrial intelligence?
Daniel talks to Jill Tarter, longtime head of the SETI program, about how to look for alien intelligence

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56min
December 02, 2021 Things that glow in the dark
Daniel and Jorge talk about the biology, chemistry and physics of glowing.

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1h 3min
November 30, 2021 Kids questions about the Universe!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from kids about black holes, diamond planets and faster-than-light travel!

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59min
November 25, 2021 The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Daniel talks to Sean Carroll about the quantum multiverse, and whether it is real

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1h 7min
November 23, 2021 Could a solar flare wipe out humanity?
Daniel and Jorge explain the physics of our chaotic Sun and why its so hard to predict whether or not it might kill us!

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58min

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How many episodes does Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe have?

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