Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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  • What are octonions?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about super complex numbers and how they might hold the secrets of the Universe. 

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    57 min
  • What's hidden inside planets?

    Daniel talks to Prof. Sabine Stanley about what's happening inside planets, and how that helps us understand what's out there.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • How do particles carry forces?

    Daniel and Jorge push and pull on the simple picture of particles exchanging other particles

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    58 min
  • How can we find life on other planets?

    Daniel talks to Prof. Aomawa Shields, auther of "Life on Other Planets" about the the climate of exoplanets and her unusual path to astronomy.

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    1 hr 12 min
  • What are land tides?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about how tidal forces shape the Earth itself and the life on it.

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    54 min
  • What is a symmetron?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about creative ways to explain the accelerating expansion of the Universe. 

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    1 hr
  • Can planets share an orbit?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about whether two planets could share an orbit around a star, or whether there would be too much gravitational squabbling.

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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)…

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