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 a quark gluon plasma?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the hottest state of matter ever created, and make up silly names for it.
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How do fireworks work?
Daniel and Jorge blow your mind with the physics and chemistry of how fireworks sparkle and entertain.
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What happens to event horizons when black holes collide?
Daniel and Jorge take you step by step through the process of black hole mergers .
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Do photons bump into each other?
Daniel and Jorge bump brains and talk about whether beams of light interact or pass through each other.
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Listener Questions about Annihilation
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about anti-muons, Daniel's research, and dimensional weapons.
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What is Energy?
Daniel and Jorge tackle some of one of the simplest but trickiest concepts in physics.
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Could aliens teach us science?
Daniel talks to Sam Kimpton-Nye about whether aliens do science the same way we do.
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Can the Earth survive when the Sun expands?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how we use our smarts to survive the changing conditions in the far future solar system.
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What will the next generation of space telescopes reveal?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the plans for a new set of Great Observatories in space, and what it might show us about the Universe.
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Could the Universe be shaped like a donut?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how much dark chocolate can fit in Universes of various shapes and sizes.
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