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 8 hours 24 minutes
What's the Huge Large Quasar Group?
Daniel and Jorge talk about quasars, large groups of quasars and HUGE LARGE groups of quasars!
What is the Space Roar?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysterious, unexplained "space roar" and whether its a clue about something new in the Universe.
What was the pioneer anomaly?
Daniel and Jorge dig into the mystery of why the Pioneer spacecraft's path surprised scientists.
The Science Finction Universe of Lindsay Ellis
Daniel and Jorge talk about the Universe of Lindsay Ellis' novel "Axiom's End"
Daniel answers Listener Questions about black holes, antimatter stars and why the Universe exists!
Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/
Why does our Universe have a Cold Spot?
Daniel and Jorge explain why scientists are puzzling over a massive cold spot in the sky.
What are boson stars?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether its possible to have stars made out of bosons!
Daniel answers Listener Questions about the smell of space, the electroweak force and spotting distant aliens.
Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/
What are globular clusters?
Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin explore the mysteries of these weird, ancient blobs of stars.
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