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Daniel talks about how astronomers can measure or deduce the mass of a star, and why it controls its fate.

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Daniel and Jorge talk about what kind of elements are inside a black hole, how to respond to aliens and whether physicists are useful or useless in a zombie apocalypse.

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What counts as a planet and is it possible for it to outweigh or outsize its parent star?

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Daniel and Jorge talk about how astronomers are trying to detect planets in far away galaxies!

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Daniel and Jorge were kind enough to let me share an episode with you about John von Neumann. Hope you enjoy it!

John von Neumann made major contributions to multiple fields including computers, physics, mathematics, economics and statistics. He helped design the atomic bomb, created game theory, provided the architecture for the modern computer, pioneered the concept of mutually assured destruction and developed the foundation for quantum physics.

Daniel Whiteson, particle physicist and host of the show Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe, joins me to describe the significance of von Neumann's work.

For more about his life, Stuff you Missed in History Class did an excellent episode on him.

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Daniel and Jorge talk about quantum decoherence and why big things don't act like quantum particles.

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Daniel and Jorge tackle the confusing conundrum of the Casimir Effect and quantum zero-point energy

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