Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
by iHeartPodcastsA 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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Episodes
Does hot or cold water freeze faster?
44m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge get the chills when they discover how little we know about water.
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Listener Questions 46: Mountains, ether and time!
46m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge answer questions about reviving old theories, building tall mountains, and passing time.
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What is the electrical charge of the moon?
41m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge talk about whether the moon is positive, negative or neutral!
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Can planets share an orbit?
45m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge talk about whether two planets could share an orbit around a star, or whether there would be too much gravitational squabbling.
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What shapes can galaxies take?
49m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge talk about the weird, wacky shapes of galaxies and the cosmic story they tell.
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What’s the difference between inertial and gravitational mass?
49m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge talk about whether there are two or one kind of mass and the massive consequences.
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Has our solar system lost any planets?
47m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge talk about how instabilities in the early solar system may have ejected an ancient ice giant.
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Are there galaxies without dark matter?
42m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge discuss how dark matter shapes our Universe and whether it would be possible to have a galaxy without it.
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Does quantum mechanics conserve energy?
49m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge explore whether basic rules of our Universe are broken at the quantum scale.
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Listener Questions 45: Gravity and Black holes
45m · PublishedDaniel and Jorge venture to the edge of human knowledge about black holes, gravity and magnetic fields.
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe has 601 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 469:55:02. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 20:11.