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 thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 19 days 13 hours 32 minutes
What is superdeterminism?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the lengths people will go to avoid accepting the randomness of quantum mechanics.
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Is the speed of light the same in all directions?
Daniel and Jorge break down the differences between the two-way and one-way speed of light.
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Are black holes hot or not?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes have a temperature and if we can ever know!
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Listener Questions about aliens, black holes and white holes!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com
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What is early dark energy?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe got an extra boost of expansion early on, and if it's cartoonists' fault.
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What can slime molds teach us about dark matter?
Daniel and Katie talk about where the missing matter in the Universe might be, and how slime molds might help us find it.
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What did the first JWST images reveal?
Daniel and Jorge walk through the first images from our fancy new space telescope!
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Why is momentum conserved?
Daniel and Jorge talk about why the Universe seems to follow rules, and celebrate the birthday of the woman who revealed the this deep truth.
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What is laser fusion?
Daniel and Jorge break down the science of using huge lasers to zap frozen pellets of hydrogen. Or ice cream. Or cartoonists.
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How do galaxies die?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysteries of why galaxies stop making stars.
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