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) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousan…

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    The Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe podcast is an absolute gem for anyone interested in physics and unraveling the mysteries of the universe. Hosted by Daniel Whiteson, a physicist, and Jorge Cham, a cartoonist, this podcast offers a delightful combination of humor, knowledge, and accessibility. It has become a regular staple for many listeners, including myself, who have seen their physics knowledge improve dramatically through engaging with this show.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to make complex concepts easy to understand. Daniel and Jorge have an incredible knack for breaking down complicated ideas into digestible explanations that even beginners can grasp. The chemistry between them is evident as they engage in witty banter while explaining mind-blowing topics such as black holes, quantum mechanics, and the nature of space-time. Their ability to make physics entertaining and accessible is commendable.

    Furthermore, the variety of topics covered in this podcast is impressive. Whether you are interested in cosmology, particle physics, or astrophysics, there is something for everyone. The hosts choose fascinating subjects that captivate the audience's attention and leave them wanting more. This podcast successfully combines education with entertainment.

    One potential downside of the podcast could be subjective; some listeners may find the banter between Daniel and Jorge distracting or excessive at times. While it adds humor to the show, those seeking a more serious and straightforward approach might not appreciate these moments as much.

    In conclusion, The Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe podcast is an exceptional resource for anyone looking to learn about physics and understand the intricacies of our universe. It combines humor with educational content in a way that keeps listeners engaged throughout each episode. The hosts' ability to make complex concepts accessible sets this podcast apart from others in its genre. Overall, it is highly recommended for both science enthusiasts and those looking to expand their knowledge in an enjoyable way.



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    What's the electric charge of the Universe?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 50:22 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Katie reveal the shocking truth about the balance between positive and negative particles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 56: Neutron Stars, Dense matter and shared atmospheres!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 41:50 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What mysteries are hiding in the extra-galactic background light?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 56:02 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge explore the challenges of detecting light from outside the Milky Way, and the secrets it might reveal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What's the largest asteroid impact in Earth's history?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 50:12 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Kelly review the most cataclysmic impacts in our planet's history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 55: Time and waves!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 51:18 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What is quantum biology?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 59:19 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Kelly explore how biological systems rely on the quantum nature of matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What is gravitoelectromagnetism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 50:06 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Katie bushwack their way between theories of gravity and electromagnetism, looking for the elusive connection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Physics of the Internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 46:34 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 50:06 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 44:21 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about real science of element 115 and whether it aligns with the spectacular story of anti-gravity alien ships at Area 51.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 41:22


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How metallic is the Sun?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 44:25 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 51:20 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about aliens, answer a question from a high school class, and advise a listener about destroying the moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 60:58


    Daniel talks to Rabbi Jack Schlacter, a physicist at Los Alamos, about the movie Oppenheimer and the connections and conflicts between physics and judaism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The most promising particle physics anomalies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 74:50 Transcription Available


    Daniel talks to Harry Cliff, author of the new book "Space Oddities", about the most intriguing unexplained particle physics experiments and what they might mean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 50:25 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What happened to M33's black hole?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 46:17 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 48:40 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How does electricity work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 59:07 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Katie explain how electric current, lightning and static electricity emerge from the strange quantum nature of electrical charge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Physics of Chocolate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 73:49 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep but tenuous connection between physics and chocolate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 49: Black Holes, Neutrinos and Gravitational waves!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 50:41 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and get stuck in philosophical rabbit holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is the Universe made of waves (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 53:17 Transcription Available


    Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 2)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Is the Universe made of waves (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 43:35 Transcription Available


    Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 1)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Are there charm quarks in the proton?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 49:02 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the cozy story of the proton might need to be updated to describe all of its true charm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Why is quantum gravity so hard?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 58:07 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge explain why the two theories of physics are so at odds with each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What is cold welding?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 46:17 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Kelly talk about how its possible to merge metals without melting!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How is general relativity wrong?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 57:12 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about why we think Einstein was wrong about the nature of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 48: Vacations, Destruction and Anti-matter Black Holes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 56:30 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and try to avoid giving marriage advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Have interstellar meteors hit the Earth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 54:19 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Kelly analyze recent claims of the recovery of iron spheres from interstellar meteors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Can we see inside things using muons?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 50:33 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about the weirdness of muons and how they can let us see inside things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Why do some galaxies have bars?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 45:33


    Daniel and Jorge explain what we know about the bars at the center of galaxies, and what mysteries they might hide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What is quantum relativity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 58:34 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Katie grapple with an effort to explain how quantum mechanics could arise from relativity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Were all the forces once one?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 56:23 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge explore whether the fundamental forces can be linked together, and whether they all acted as one in the early Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What is the dark flow?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 48:34 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the whole Universe is in motion, and what could be pulling on itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Listener Questions 47: Gravity, Time, Photons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 47:10 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Ask your questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What are octonions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 46:28 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about super complex numbers and how they might hold the secrets of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What's hidden inside planets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 50:57 Transcription Available


    Daniel talks to Prof. Sabine Stanley about what's happening inside planets, and how that helps us understand what's out there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How do particles carry forces?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 48:27 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge push and pull on the simple picture of particles exchanging other particlesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How can we find life on other planets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 62:36 Transcription Available


    Daniel talks to Prof. Aomawa Shields, auther of "Life on Other Planets" about the the climate of exoplanets and her unusual path to astronomy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What are land tides?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 44:14 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about how tidal forces shape the Earth itself and the life on it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What is a symmetron?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 49:20 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge talk about creative ways to explain the accelerating expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Does hot or cold water freeze faster?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 44:09 Transcription Available


    Daniel and Jorge get the chills when they discover how little we know about water.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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