Podcasts by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

What’s the difference between inertial and gravitational mass? from 2023-12-12T06:00

Daniel 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? from 2023-12-07T06:00

Daniel 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? from 2023-12-05T06:00

Daniel 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? from 2023-11-30T06:00

Daniel 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 from 2023-11-28T06:00

Daniel and Jorge venture to the edge of human knowledge about black holes, gravity and magnetic fields.

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The Science Fiction Universe of "Invasion" from 2023-11-23T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about alien arrival, as depicted on the show "Invasion" and Daniel talks to two of the writers, Tatiana Suarez Pico and Aditi Brennan Kapil about writing science fiction. Listen

Who was the first scientist? from 2023-11-21T06:00

Daniel talkes to Prof. James Poskett about how the history of science has much more nuance and global participation than the standard mythology.

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The Science Fiction Universe of "Venemous Lumpsucker" by Ned Beauman from 2023-11-16T06:00

Daniel and Kelly chat with Ned Beauman, author of "Venemous Lumpsucker" a cautionary tale about applying free market strategies to preventing extinction.

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Why is there quantum uncertainty? from 2023-11-14T06:00

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with one of the fuzziest concepts in quantum mechanics

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What did the early Universe sound like? from 2023-11-09T05:00

Daniel and Jorge take you back to the early Universe and the sound bubbles that seeded everything.

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Can we settle space? Should we? Have we really thought this through? from 2023-11-07T06:00

Daniel talks to Kelly and Zach Weinersmith about whether humanity is ready to move into the stars.

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What's the matter with matter in the Universe? from 2023-11-02T05:00

Daniel and Jorge dig into the history of matter, dark matter and dark energy, explaining how they used to have very different ratios.

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Listener Questions 44: Deep questions from listeners like you! from 2023-10-31T05:00

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the Earth's tilt, steampunk atoms and fundamental pixels of rad.

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Which force(s) power the human senses? from 2023-10-26T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about how we experience the Universe and what physics underlies our senses.

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Could we see moons around exoplanets? from 2023-10-24T04:00

Daniel and Jorge are over the moon about the possibility of spotting alien moons.

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Could we seed exoplanets with life? from 2023-10-19T05:00

Daniel and Kelly wrangle with the tricky science and ethics of sending microbes to distant worlds.

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Do Black Holes Have Hair? from 2023-10-17T04:00

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the hairy question of what's happening inside and on the surface of black holes. 

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Was the interstellar visitor oumuamua natural or artificial? from 2023-10-12T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the claims that 'Oumuamua might have been alien space junk.

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Could dark matter be making flashes of light? from 2023-10-10T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down a new study that looks for dark matter using both gravity and light.

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Where is all the missing matter? from 2023-10-05T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the effort to track down all the quarks in the Universe.

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How does gravity escape a black hole? from 2023-10-03T05:00

Daniel and Katie warp their minds around the question of what gravitational information really is and what we know about a black hole.

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Listener Questions 43: Light, heat and vision from 2023-09-28T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send in your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com

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Great, Big Questions about the Universe from 2023-09-26T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from young people about the Universe, to mark Jorge's new book!

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How important is cosmic dust? from 2023-09-21T05:00

Daniel and Jorge dust off their knowledge of the tiny-but-mighty grains of space dust which help form our world and block our view of the cosmos.

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Explain the Universe: Behind the Scenes from 2023-09-19T05:00

To mark the 500th episode, Daniel gives a tour of the podcast's history and production process, including candid interviews with the co-hosts, Sean Carroll and other podcasters.

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How big is the smallest habitable planet? from 2023-09-14T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about what it would take to live away from Earth, and whether a small planet could host humanity.

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Why do moving objects look shorter? from 2023-09-12T05:00

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the weird consequences and hard questions of special relativity!

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How do we measure the Higgs boson mass? from 2023-09-07T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about why the Higgs mass is such an important number and how physicists weigh such a fleeting particle.

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Listener Questions 42: Life, the Universe and Ghosts! from 2023-09-05T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com

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Why do scientists do simulations? from 2023-08-31T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain how simulation lets scientists answer new kinds of questions about the Universe.

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Have we seen more or fewer gravitational waves than expected? from 2023-08-29T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about what physicists expected when they turned on a new kind of ear for listening to the Universe.

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Why is space so flat? from 2023-08-24T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what it means for space to be curved, how we measure it and why the answer is a puzzle.

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The Science Fiction Universe of "Meru" by SB Divya from 2023-08-22T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk to the author of "Meru" about a future which blurs the line between humans and machines.

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What is the maximum vacuum? from 2023-08-17T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what is revealed if you empty space of all possible particles.

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The Science Fiction Universe of "Orbital Cloud" from 2023-08-15T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk to Tayio Fujii, author of "Orbital Cloud" 

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What does the center of the galaxy look like? from 2023-08-10T05:00

Daniel and Jorge turn their eyes to the center of the galactic action and give us a sense for where we are.

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How fast can a black hole spin? from 2023-08-08T05:00

Daniel and Katie get their heads spinning as they spiral into the center of spinning black holes

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How can we look for magnetic monopoles? from 2023-08-03T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about a particle with a pure magnetic charge and how to look for it using a cubic kilometer of ice.

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How massive is a neutrino? from 2023-08-01T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysterious mass of the neutrino and how we can measure it.

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How can we keep solar panels clean on Mars? from 2023-07-27T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep solar panels bright and powerful when they far away on a dusty planet.

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What is a non-Newtonian fluid? from 2023-07-25T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the gooey physics of honey, gravity, asphalt and ketchup!

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Listener Questions 41: Questions about the mass of the Universe, moons made of gas, and backyard blackholes. from 2023-07-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!

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What everyone misunderstands about the Universe from 2023-07-18T05:00

Daniel talks to Zach Weinersmith about the most common misconceptions about our Universe.

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How stable is the Earth's orbit? from 2023-07-13T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we can expect the Earth to continue in its path forever, or if our days are numbered.

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Do things get more massive the faster they move? from 2023-07-11T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when you start to move fast, and whether it makes sense to think about your mass growing.

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How do planets get their moons? from 2023-07-06T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how a planets gets its natural satellites and the stories that each one reveals.

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Do all galaxies have central black holes? from 2023-07-04T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether galaxies have to have black holes at their hearts.

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How to use the whole galaxy to hear huge gravitational waves from 2023-06-29T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down the recent discovery of huge gravitational waves by NANOGrav, and what it means about supermassive black holes.

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What drives the movement of Earth’s continents? from 2023-06-27T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the deep, violent history of the Earth's surface.

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What happens if you explode a nuclear bomb in space? from 2023-06-22T05:00

Daniel and Katie touch on the explosive question of nuclear weapons and explain the impact of space-based explosions.

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Listener Questions 40: Ways our Universe could end us from 2023-06-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about the dangers of our Universe and whether engineers could save us. 

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Could there be more than one theory of everything? from 2023-06-15T05:00

Daniel talks to philosopher Thomas Barrett about whether there could be multiple effective descriptions of our Universe 

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Why are some things transparent? from 2023-06-13T05:00

Daniel and Jorge try to see through the mysteries of transparency.

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What is a superluminous supernova? from 2023-06-08T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the super names for some of the most incredible events in astronomy.

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What color is the Sun? from 2023-06-06T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about the amazing physics, chemistry and biology that determines how we see the Sun.

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Why does the Universe have antiparticles? from 2023-06-01T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe would make sense without antimatter.

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Could we reveal quantum gravity in a tabletop experiment? from 2023-05-30T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how clever experiments might provide a breakthrough in the effort to understand the quantum nature of space-time.

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What is tidal locking? from 2023-05-25T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about how the gravitational dance of the Earth and Moon, and other objects in and out of our Solar System.

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What's the best way to measure the expansion of the Universe? from 2023-05-23T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how to use different cosmic rulers to measure the expansion of the Universe.

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Listener Questions 39: gravitons, antimatter and unified forces! from 2023-05-18T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Submit your question to questions@danielandjorge.com 

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Will our supercluster be torn apart? from 2023-05-16T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep future fate of our cosmic neighborhood.

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Do black holes have a maximum electric charge? from 2023-05-11T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore whether its possible to crack open a black hole by overcharging it.

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What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs? from 2023-05-09T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about what the night sky would look like if you travelled back to the time of the dinosaurs.

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Could spacetime be a fluid? from 2023-05-04T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. 

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Could black holes help form stars? from 2023-05-02T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the delicate process of star formation and how black holes may be able to contribute.

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What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes? from 2023-04-27T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about things in the sky that pulse, and a recent discovery of a puzzling set of pulses.

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What is a glueball? from 2023-04-25T04:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictions

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How do we measure the gravitational constant? from 2023-04-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the number that controls the strength of gravity and why it's so hard to measure.

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Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes! from 2023-04-18T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com 

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Why can't two electrons be in the same place? from 2023-04-13T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the Pauli exclusion principle: why some particles avoid each other and how it affects the nature of our Universe.

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What can we learn from dwarf galaxies? from 2023-04-11T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how the smaller galaxies might hold the secrets to understanding the structure of the Universe and the truth about dark matter.

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Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star? from 2023-04-06T05:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star.

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How does carbon dating work? from 2023-04-04T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths!

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Is there a better way to accelerate particles? from 2023-03-30T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about why its so expensive to build a super collider and how plasma technology might make it all better, faster, cheaper. 

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What does the Antikythera Mechanism do? from 2023-03-28T05:00

Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated.

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Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses! from 2023-03-23T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. 

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Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field? from 2023-03-21T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it.

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Could we spot an alien nuclear blast? from 2023-03-16T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets.

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Could some particles have tiny electric charges? from 2023-03-14T05:00

Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge.

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How can we measure the curvature of space? from 2023-03-09T06:00

Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space.

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How do space telescopes point themselves? from 2023-03-07T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn.

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Listener Questions 36 from 2023-03-02T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases.

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Could black holes be making the Universe expand faster? from 2023-02-28T06:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss a brand new result that suggests that black holes might be driving the unexplained expansion of the Universe

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Do gravitational waves leave a mark on the Universe? from 2023-02-23T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether gravitational waves cause permanent distortions of space.

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Can the Parker solar probe shed light on the Sun? from 2023-02-21T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the daring and dangerous mission of the Parker Solar Probe and what it might reveal about the Sun.

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What's the problem with the Standard Model? from 2023-02-16T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the holes in the current theory of the Universe.

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The Science Fiction Universe of "A Half Built Garden" by Ruthanna Emrys from 2023-02-14T06:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about a novel where aliens give humans advice about climate change. 

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355 Days in Space: Finding Meaning with Astronaut Mark Vande Hei from 2023-02-14T05:00

After a historic 355 days in orbit, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on March 30, 2022, breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American. In this episode of S...

What's the real speed limit of the Universe? from 2023-02-09T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how close photons and protons can get to the speed of light, and what's stopping them!

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Listener Questions 35: Exomoons, black holes and math! from 2023-02-07T06:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Write to us at questions@danielandjorge.com 

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Does gravity make rainbows? from 2023-02-02T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about a speculative theory called "rainbow gravity" which might help us understand the origins of the Universe.

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Why can't stars fuse Iron? from 2023-01-31T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how stars fuse lighter elements and what changes when they reach Iron.

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Does particle spin affect life on Earth? from 2023-01-26T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry.

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What's going on with Przybylski's Star? from 2023-01-24T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe.

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The Science of "For All Mankind" from 2023-01-19T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind".

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Does anti-matter feel anti-gravity? from 2023-01-17T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up!

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Did NASA accidentally invent a warp drive? from 2023-01-12T06:00

Daniel and Jorge dissect research articles claiming sudden progress in warp technology

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Could a grand unified theory of physics be impossible? from 2023-01-10T06:00

Daniel talks with Dr. Katie Robertson about whether there even is a single unified theory of physics for us to discover.

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Listener Questions about light and black holes from 2023-01-05T06:00

Daniel and Jorge absorb listener questions, reflect on the answers and emit some silly jokes

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How powerful could a civilization get? from 2023-01-03T06:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the Kardashev Scale, Kardashians, Cryptocurrencies and crpytozoology.

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What is quantized inertia? from 2022-12-29T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the mystery of inertia and whether a controversial theory can explain it.

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Was the Higgs boson discovery a triumph or disappointment? from 2022-12-27T06:00

Daniel and Jorge debate whether the Higgs boson discovery marks the end of collider physics.

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The biggest collisions in the Universe from 2022-12-24T06:00

Bonus episode: Daniel and Jorge visit the metaverse to discuss what happens when particles, stars, galaxies or superclusters collide!

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The science of time travel television from 2022-12-22T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of "Umbrella Academy", "Time Traveler's Wife" and "Dark".

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What is the Big Rip? from 2022-12-20T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what would happen if dark energy increased and tore the Universe apart.

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Could dark matter be a superfluid? from 2022-12-15T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether a new idea for dark matter might overcome some discrepancies in galaxy behavior.

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Could black holes actually be fuzzballs? from 2022-12-13T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the dark massive objects we've observed could be something stringier and stranger than black holes.

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Is there a pattern to asteroid impacts on Earth? from 2022-12-08T06:00

Daniel and Katie talk about whether a future impact is predictable or random. 

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What is a black hole eclipse? from 2022-12-06T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes can be blocked or can block other objects.

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What is the densest planet? from 2022-12-01T06:00

Daniel and Jorge wonder about which planets would float if you dunked them in a cosmic tub.

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Does the Moon have an atmosphere? from 2022-11-29T06:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about what you might breathe if you opened your space-helmet on the surface of the Moon. 

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How do we know quantum mechanics is really random? from 2022-11-24T06:00

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with Bell's experiment and the philosophical consequences.

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Listener Questions 33: Questions from your kids! from 2022-11-22T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what nothing looks like, whether Thor's hammer would destroy the Earth and rogue stars.

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What are sterile neutrinos? from 2022-11-17T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about a new stealthy kind of neutrino that might neaten up the mess left by all of the other neutrinos.

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Why is math so important for physics? from 2022-11-15T06:00

Daniel talks to mathematician Steve Strogatz about why calculus seems to describe the Universe so well.

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How can the Universe expand faster than the speed of light? from 2022-11-10T06:00

Daniel and Jorge blow their own minds talking about the faster-than-light expansion of the Universe 

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Can you send messages without particles? from 2022-11-08T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about ingenious quantum tricks to send information without actual particles.

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How do planets get rings? from 2022-11-03T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about planetary rings and what they tell us about the history of the solar system.

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Can you make matter out of pure electrons? from 2022-11-01T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the quest to build a crystal out of only electrons.

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What are the most common elements in the Universe? from 2022-10-27T05:01

Daniel and Kelly talk about how elements were made in the early Universe, what processes are making more of them today, and why some elements are more common than others.

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Listener Questions 31: Photons, aliens, and baseball from 2022-10-25T05:01

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com

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How dangerous is nuclear waste? from 2022-10-20T04:00

Daniel talks to experts about the waste produced by nuclear reactors, the dangers, risks and options.

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What's up with Iapetus? from 2022-10-18T05:00

Daniel and Jorge dissect the history of this mysterious solar system object.

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Can you communicate with neutrinos? from 2022-10-13T06:00

Daniel and Katie talk about how to detect information carried by the ghostly neutrino, and how to send neutr-emails.

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The Science of "The Spare Man" from 2022-10-11T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk with Mary Robinette Kowal about the science of murder in space in her new book "The Spare Man" 

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What's it like to be an alien? from 2022-10-06T06:00

Daniel talks to Dr. Arik Kershenbaum about what alien animals might be like, how they might sense and communicate.

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Listener Questions 32: Particles, particles, particles! from 2022-10-04T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you, all about the particles around us.

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Why does physics even work? from 2022-09-29T05:00

Daniel talks to Prof. Tim O'Connor about why the craziness of the world around us seems to resolve into things we can understand.

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What is negative temperature? from 2022-09-27T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about hot and cold coffee, weather and desserts and wrestle with whether things can be colder than zero!

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Is math the language of the Universe? from 2022-09-22T05:00

Daniel talks to Prof. Mark Colyvan, philosopher of mathematics, about whether math is something we invented or discovered.

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What are quantum glasses? from 2022-09-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about finding order among the messiness of the Universe, and the strange frustration of quantum spin glasses.

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What will the Lucy mission teach us? from 2022-09-15T05:00

Daniel and Kelly walk through the trajectory of the Lucy mission and talk about what it might teach us about our origins. 

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Why haven't we seen a Milky Way Supernova in 400 years? from 2022-09-13T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about the mysteries of supernovae, and why we haven't seen a local one since Kepler! 

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What's inside a neutron star? from 2022-09-08T05:00

Daniel and Jorge take a bite out of "nuclear pasta" and dive into the heart of these strange stars.

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What's the amplituhedron? from 2022-09-06T05:00

Daniel and Jorge grapple with this hard-to-say word that might make complex quantum calculations much easier.

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Did the James Webb Space Telescope disprove the Big Bang Theory? from 2022-09-01T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the surprises found in the first science from the James Webb telescope and what it means for our understanding of the early Universe. 

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If the Universe is infinite, why is the night sky dark? from 2022-08-30T05:00

Daniel and Kelly wrestle with competing infinities to understand why the night sky is not catastrophically ablaze with light. 

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Listener Questions about discoveries from 2022-08-25T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about how discoveries are made, the most important recent discoveries and how to detect aliens.

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Could there be two dimensions of time? from 2022-08-23T05:00

Daniel and Jorge grapple with the possibility that time could flow in more than one direction, at the same time(s).

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How long does a neutron live? from 2022-08-18T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about how one of the basic building blocks of matter is surprisingly impermanent and mysterious. 

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Can a gravitational wave pass through a black hole? from 2022-08-16T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when one superstar of physics slams into another.

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What is superdeterminism? from 2022-08-11T05:00

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? from 2022-08-09T05:00

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? from 2022-08-04T05:00

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! from 2022-08-02T05:00

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? from 2022-07-28T05:00

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? from 2022-07-26T05:00

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? from 2022-07-21T05:00

Daniel and Jorge walk through the first images from our fancy new space telescope! 

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Why is momentum conserved? from 2022-07-19T05:00

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? from 2022-07-14T05:00

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? from 2022-07-12T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysteries of why galaxies stop making stars.

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What is a quark gluon plasma? from 2022-07-07T05:00

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? from 2022-07-05T05:00

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? from 2022-06-30T05:00

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? from 2022-06-28T05:00

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 from 2022-06-23T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about anti-muons, Daniel's research, and dimensional weapons.

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What is Energy? from 2022-06-21T05:00

Daniel and Jorge tackle some of one of the simplest but trickiest concepts in physics.

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Could aliens teach us science? from 2022-06-16T05:00

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? from 2022-06-14T05:00

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? from 2022-06-09T05:00

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? from 2022-06-07T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how much dark chocolate can fit in Universes of various shapes and sizes. 

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Where is most of Earth's water? from 2022-06-02T05:00

Daniel and Katie drink deeply of the mystery of the Earth's formation and contents and talk about whether Earth's water might be hiding deep within the planet.

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What if gravity were much stronger? from 2022-05-31T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about gravity, the CMB and distant disappearing objects! 

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Tech in the Great Outdoors from 2022-05-26T10:00

We often think of technology as stuff that keeps us sitting at home, wired to our phones or computers or game systems. But there's an entire world of technology designed to inspire you to get ou...

What does our black hole look like? from 2022-05-26T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the recent picture of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way 

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Is the whole Universe spinning? from 2022-05-24T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the whole Universe can spin, and whether it is.

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What is a particle? from 2022-05-19T05:00

Daniel and Jorge grapple with this particularly tricky and philosophical question.

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Can we defend the Earth from deadly space rocks? from 2022-05-17T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about where space rocks come from, how dangerous they are and what humanity can do about it.

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What does the NICER telescope study? from 2022-05-12T04:00

Daniel and Jorge explain how an X-ray telescope works and what it reveals about the inside of neutron stars.

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Can we escape a black hole with a warp drive or wormhole? from 2022-05-10T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether loopholes and wormholes will let you escape black holes.

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Creature Feature: The Physics of Animal Color from 2022-05-07T05:00

An episode of Creature Feature where Daniel and Katie talk about the physics of how animals look so brilliant, and how some people can see in the UV.

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Can the human eye see a single photon? from 2022-05-05T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about the physics of color and whether the eyeball is a quantum measurement device. 

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Introducing: Spyology Squad from 2022-05-04T10:00

Hi, Daniel and Jorge fans! If the children in your life are as curious as you are, we have the perfect podcast for them. Spyology Squad is an adventurous and educational podcast...

What came first matter or energy? from 2022-05-03T04:00

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about the solar system and the early Universe.

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What can neutrinos teach us about supernovas? from 2022-04-28T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore what we can learn about the Universe's biggest explosions using ghostly particles.

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Is the W boson too massive? from 2022-04-26T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the recent measurement of the W mass that shocked particle physicists. 

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Is nuclear power worth the risks? from 2022-04-21T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether we need nuclear power to reduce carbon emissions, and whether it can be done safely. 

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The science fiction universe of "Lost in Space" from 2022-04-19T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk to Kari Drake, writer on "Lost in Space" about the science of that Universe 

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What are zombie stars? from 2022-04-14T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about stars that die, and then come back to shine again!

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What if the speed of light were slower? from 2022-04-11T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about ice ages, black holes and the speed of light.

Is it dangerous to send messages to aliens? from 2022-04-07T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether attempts to communicate with extra terrestrial civilizations are worth the risk.

Are there particles that don't have anti-particles? from 2022-04-05T05:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss whether Majorana particles are real, and crack a real life mystery about the fate of Ettore Majorana.

How big can a comet get? from 2022-03-31T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about the biggest possible scoop of solar-system gelato, and what it might mean for the future of humanity!

What could aliens teach us about the Universe? from 2022-03-29T05:00

Daniel talks to Noam Chomsky about how to communicate with aliens?

What will the new probes to Venus reveal? from 2022-03-24T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysteries of Venus and what the next generation of probes might teach us.

Could we build a particle collider on the moon? from 2022-03-22T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about what such a huge collider could reveal, and whether it would be a good idea.

Can molton salt reactors produce electricity safely? from 2022-03-17T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about alternative designs for fission plants that could produce electricity much more safely.

How to take over the world from 2022-03-15T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk to Ryan North about how to use science to become a supervillain

Can we put black holes to work for us? from 2022-03-10T06:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss how the twisted spacetime around a spinning black hole can be used to pull energy from a black hole.

Why do stars twinkle? from 2022-03-08T06:00

Daniel and Jorge sing a scientific

song about the many reasons a star might twinkle.

What is the future of exoplanet research? from 2022-03-01T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk to planet hunter Dr. Jesse Christiansen about what we have learned and what we might learn about exoplanets! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...

Where does the Higgs get its mass? from 2022-02-24T06:00

Daniel and Jorge wonder: if the Higgs gives mass to the other particles, how does it get mass itself? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you roast a marshmallow in space, and other listener questions. from 2022-02-22T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about space marshmallows, our cosmic date with Andromeda, and surviving micrometeors. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is there Uranium on Uranus? from 2022-02-17T06:00

Daniel and Kelly probe a heavy question about heavy metals on Uranus. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does the Universe have a preferred direction? from 2022-02-15T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the hypothesis that there is a cosmological Axis of Evil Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why does the Higgs boson like Mexican hats? from 2022-02-10T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the strange properties of the Higgs boson, and why its special powers are linked to a sombrero. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can we build a wormhole? from 2022-02-08T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the latest ideas for how to make human portals to distant space. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener questions about alien tech, the Earth's orbit and its future! from 2022-02-03T06:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Submit your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is there an explanation for the Universe, or is it random? from 2022-02-01T06:00

Daniel and Katie explore the anthropic principle and whether it can provide some understanding of why the Universe is the way it is.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...

The next revolution in theoretical physics from 2022-01-27T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explain Constructor Theory, a new way to approach building theories of everything. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Could our galaxy have a dark matter center? from 2022-01-25T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the idea that the center of the galaxy might hold a huge blob of dark matter rather than a black hole. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...

Could life have started much earlier in the Universe? from 2022-01-20T06:00

Daniel and Katie talk about what life needs and whether it could have started much earlier in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The mysterious phenomenon of turning sound into light from 2022-01-18T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about sonoluminescence, a mystery that has evaded explanation for almost 100 years. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Do we know where dark matter is? from 2022-01-13T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about where dark matter is in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's happening to the Hyades Cluster? from 2022-01-11T06:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about the dramatic brutal cosmic fate of the Hyades Cluster. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why black holes are actually bright. from 2022-01-06T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the incredible, ironic brightness of black holes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What happens when stars collide? from 2022-01-04T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the chances of two stars smashing, and whether we could survive. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did this particle cause the Big Bang? from 2021-12-30T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the inflaton particle, and whether its responsible for EVERYTHING. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What if the asteroid hadn't killed the dinosaurs? from 2021-12-28T06:00

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions and give a special birthday shout out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Could quantum mechanics be deterministic? from 2021-12-23T06:00

Daniel talks to Prof. Valia Allori about the theory of Bohmian Mechanics, a deterministic alternative to traditional Quantum Mechanics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas...

What is Zodiacal Light? from 2021-12-21T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the amazing physics of space DUST. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Will starlink spoil astronomy? from 2021-12-16T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how megaconstellations of satellites might spoil our view of the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can something be both a conductor and insulator? from 2021-12-14T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the recent revolution in solid state physics that has led to weird new materials. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did our Universe evolve? from 2021-12-09T06:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the theory of Cosmological Natural Selection Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How should we search for extra terrestrial intelligence? from 2021-12-07T06:00

Daniel talks to Jill Tarter, longtime head of the SETI program, about how to look for alien intelligence Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Things that glow in the dark from 2021-12-02T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the biology, chemistry and physics of glowing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Kids questions about the Universe! from 2021-11-30T06:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from kids about black holes, diamond planets and faster-than-light travel! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics from 2021-11-25T06:00

Daniel talks to Sean Carroll about the quantum multiverse, and whether it is real Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Could a solar flare wipe out humanity? from 2021-11-23T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explain the physics of our chaotic Sun and why its so hard to predict whether or not it might kill us! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How to be a supervillain with physics. from 2021-11-18T06:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from aspiring supervillains, helping with their schemes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do we measure the speed of light? from 2021-11-16T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the history of how we measured this fastest of all velocities! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why do we think dark matter is made of particles? from 2021-11-11T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the "WIMP Miracle", which convinced a lot of physicists that dark matter was a particle. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How did exotic particles change the Universe? from 2021-11-09T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about why all those weird heavy particles might actually be critical to the Universe Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is Relational Quantum Mechanics? from 2021-11-04T05:00

Daniel talks to Carlo Rovelli about a fascinating alternative way of thinking about the nature of reality. And aliens. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Frequently Asked Listener Questions About the Universe! from 2021-11-02T05:00

Daniel and Jorge's new book "Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe" is out today! Order your copy at universefaq.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why does gravity slow down time? from 2021-10-28T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore why time slows down when space is curved Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do you spot a wormhole? from 2021-10-26T05:00

Daniel and Jorge ask if it's possible to tell if there's a wormhole nearby Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are black holes really black holes? from 2021-10-21T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore the question of whether black holes are actually "dark stars" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are neutrinos hiding the dark matter? from 2021-10-19T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how dark matter might be hiding under the "neutrino floor" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Black Hole Questions! from 2021-10-14T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about black holes Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is a quantum eraser? from 2021-10-12T05:00

Daniel and Jorge step through the details of a mind-boggling version of the double slit experiment. Check out their new book: universefaq.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheart...

How many generations of stars will there be? from 2021-10-07T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down the life cycle of stars and estimate how many more stars will be born in our Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is time pixelated? from 2021-10-05T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how finely sliced time can get. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What hidden symmetry is controlling the Universe? from 2021-09-30T05:00

Daniel and Jorge dive deep into quantum theory and explain gauge symmetry, the foundation of all modern physics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Do fission reactors occur naturally? from 2021-09-28T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether fission reactors are found in Nature Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does the Universe need cause and effect? from 2021-09-23T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether things have to happen in a definite order, or not! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does the weak force attract or repel? from 2021-09-21T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down this question that stumped Daniel at his public office hours! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Universe a hologram? from 2021-09-16T05:00

Could the 3D entire Universe be a projection from a 2D surface somewhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 17: hamsters, black holes and higgs fields! from 2021-09-14T05:00

Daniel and Jorge dip the french fries of knowledge into the mysterious condiments of the Universe and answer questions from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea...

Can you be motionless in space? from 2021-09-09T05:00

Everything is moving and spinning -- is it possible to be totally still in the Universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why don't we have electric airplanes? from 2021-09-07T05:00

Daniel and Katie talk about how to get a battery-powered plane into the sky. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What will the Giant Magellan Telescope show us? from 2021-09-02T05:00

Daniel and Kelly talk about the exciting science that will be done by this new super telescope. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is a space hurricane? from 2021-08-31T05:00

Daniel and Jorge swirl their minds together into a stormy mix of puns and physics and tackle this spacey topic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's a proton made of? from 2021-08-26T05:00

Daniel and Jorge crack open the basic building block of matter and find.. anti-matter! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What if our particles were different? from 2021-08-24T05:00

Daniel and Jorge consider how the Universe would be different if our particles had different properties Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is a light cone? from 2021-08-19T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain how the speed of light limits how events play out in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How many particles has the Large Hadron Collider discovered? from 2021-08-17T05:00

Daniel and Jorge reveal that the Large Hadron Collider has found much more than just the Higgs boson! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why is the three-body problem so hard? from 2021-08-12T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about why something so simple is one of the oldest and hardest problems in physics. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How many stars can a solar system have? from 2021-08-10T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about binary star systems, trinary star systems and totally bonkers star systems with even more stars! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 16: pictures from space, antimatter stars and Jupiter-eating aliens! from 2021-08-05T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Have questions? Send them to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can we use the galaxy as a gravitational wave detector? from 2021-08-03T05:00

Daniel explains how pulsars can be used as a galaxy-sized physics experiment. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How does a plasma thruster work? from 2021-07-29T05:00

Will a plasma-based spaceship engine let humanity zoom between planets? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you outrun a flash of light? from 2021-07-27T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether its possible to outrun the fastest thing in the Universe Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How were pulsars discovered? from 2021-07-22T05:00

Daniel recounts the story of how pulsars were discovered and what they tell us about the death of stars. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Cadwell Turnbull's "The Lesson" from 2021-07-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the connections between science and art and discuss the science and politics of Cadwell Turnbull's "The Lesson" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpo...

What's the cosmic gravitational background? from 2021-07-15T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain how we might be able to listen to a new kind of gravitational hiss and what secrets it could reveal. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What do the Navy UFO videos really mean? from 2021-07-13T05:00

Daniel talks to Mick West, expert UFO-video analyzer, to understand what we are seeing in the Navy UFO videos. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is infinity real or just mathematical? from 2021-07-08T05:00

Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin search for examples of infinity in the Universe. Does it only exist in our minds? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How many moons does the Earth have? from 2021-07-06T05:00

Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith count the number of moons orbiting the Earth! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions: photon information, simulated Universes and Daniel's fantasy science budget from 2021-07-01T05:00

Daniel answers questions from real listeners like you. Submit your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Essa Hansen's novel "Nophek Gloss" from 2021-06-29T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down the science in the science fiction novel "Nophek Gloss" by debut author Essa Hansen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is it possible to have a two-dimensional object? from 2021-06-24T05:00

Daniel and Jorge slice the Universe infinitely thin and talk about the theory and practice of 2D materials Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are there stars made of dark matter? from 2021-06-22T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what it takes to make a star and whether dark matter could pull it off Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where are all the medium-sized black holes? from 2021-06-17T05:00

Daniel and Jorge search for the missing black holes that are not too small or too big, but right in the middle! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How was the cosmic microwave background discovered? from 2021-06-15T05:00

Daniel and Jorge go through the crazy story of missed opportunties, accidental observations that led to one of the greatest science discoveries of all time. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...

How many Higgs bosons are there? from 2021-06-10T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain why our Universe might have more than just one Higgs boson, and what they should be called. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where did the Earth's atmosphere come from? from 2021-06-08T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain where the air you breathe came from, and whether there's hope for deep breaths on exoplanets. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What did we learn from the Arecibo Radio Telescope? from 2021-06-03T05:00

Daniel and Jorge tell the story of the construction, the scientific insights and the collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto RicoLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...

Why does measuring a quantum object change it? from 2021-06-01T05:00

Daniel chats with Adam Becker about the "measurement problem" in quantum mechanics: does the wavefunction collapse, and what causes it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcas...

Can there be life INSIDE a black hole? from 2021-05-27T05:00

Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin talk about astro-blackhole-biology and whether it's possible to have life evolve inside a black hole. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodca...

Listener Questions: the expanding observable Universe, what it's like to be a photon and the age of the Universe from 2021-05-25T05:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

What is Frame Dragging? from 2021-05-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain how space can get twisted up around spinning objects. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is space-based solar power realistic? from 2021-05-18T05:00

Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith talk about getting solar power FROM SPACE! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does Mars Have a Liquid Center? from 2021-05-13T05:00

Daniel and Jorge crack open the red planet and talk about whether it is totally solid, or whether it still has liquid flowing inside! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...

What's the most promising theory of EVERYTHING? from 2021-05-11T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about string theory, loop quantum gravity, M-theory, p-branes, geometric unity and ice cream! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's the most powerful volcano in the Solar System? from 2021-05-06T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down how volcanos work and blow up your idea of what makes a powerful volcano blow. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can the Universe exist without space? from 2021-05-04T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down the Universe to its most basic level and ask if space is necessary Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Science Fiction Universe of SB Divya from 2021-04-29T05:00

Daniel interviews SB Divya about her new novel "Machinehood" which explores whether machines can be self-aware. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can brains spontaneously form in space? from 2021-04-27T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the chance that you could be a brain floating in space. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions: Black Holes, Dark Entropy and a Radio Free Zone! from 2021-04-22T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices a...

Did CERN just discover a new particle, using penguins? from 2021-04-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explain the exciting new results from the LHCb experiment! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did Fermilab just discover a new particle? from 2021-04-15T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the result of the g-2 experiment at Fermilab and what it means! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Have we solved the black hole information paradox? from 2021-04-13T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down recent advances in quantum gravity! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's a Tesseract? from 2021-04-08T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about 4-dimensional cubes, life in the 4th dimension and the Infinity Stones!Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did Jupiter once have a different orbit? from 2021-04-06T05:00

Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith explore the dramatic story of Jupiter's wandering orbits Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's the heaviest stable element? from 2021-04-01T05:00

Daniel and Jorge take a trip to the theoretical Island of Stability and talk about super heavy elements Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's the Huge Large Quasar Group? from 2021-03-30T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about quasars, large groups of quasars and HUGE LARGE groups of quasars! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the Space Roar? from 2021-03-25T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysterious, unexplained "space roar" and whether its a clue about something new in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwor...

What was the pioneer anomaly? from 2021-03-23T05:00

Daniel and Jorge dig into the mystery of why the Pioneer spacecraft's path surprised scientists. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Science Finction Universe of Lindsay Ellis from 2021-03-18T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the Universe of Lindsay Ellis' novel "Axiom's End" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about black holes, antimatter stars and why the Universe exists! from 2021-03-16T05:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Why does our Universe have a Cold Spot? from 2021-03-11T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explain why scientists are puzzling over a massive cold spot in the sky. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are boson stars? from 2021-03-09T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether its possible to have stars made out of bosons! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about the smell of space, the electroweak force and spotting distant aliens. from 2021-03-04T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

What are globular clusters? from 2021-03-02T06:00

Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin explore the mysteries of these weird, ancient blobs of stars. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is a Quantum Dot? from 2021-02-25T06:00

Daniel and Jorge break down the quantum world into tiny dots that have amazing properties. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about diamond rain on Jupiter, travel near the speed of light and the tilt of Uranus. from 2021-02-23T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Can we see evidence of a previous Universe? from 2021-02-18T06:00

Daniel and Jorge explain Roger Penrose's Conformal Cyclic Cosmology and what it means about the origins of the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can we build an invisibility cloak? from 2021-02-16T06:00

Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith break down the science and science-fiction of invisibility. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about hawking radiation, 5G networks and wireless phone chargers! from 2021-02-11T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

What's a Time Crystal? from 2021-02-09T06:00

Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin talk about the crazy and real science of time crystals Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's the biggest star in the Universe? from 2021-02-04T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about mind-blowingly huge balls of burning gas. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about closed time-like curves, force fields, and the lifetime of the Earth's magnetic field from 2021-02-02T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

How do we know the mass of stars? from 2021-01-28T06:00

Daniel talks about how astronomers can measure or deduce the mass of a star, and why it controls its fate. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 14: Black holes, aliens and zombies! from 2021-01-26T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what kind of elements are inside a black hole, how to respond to aliens and whether physicists are useful or useless in a zombie apocalypse.Learn more about your ad-choi...

Can a planet be bigger than its star? from 2021-01-21T06:00

What counts as a planet and is it possible for it to outweigh or outsize its parent star? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about how to read science headlines, gravitational slingshots, lorentz symmetry and the speed of light! from 2021-01-19T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Can we see planets in other galaxies? from 2021-01-14T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how astronomers are trying to detect planets in far away galaxies! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about a donut Universe, mirrors and black holes! from 2021-01-12T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Introducing Prodigy: The Versatile Von Neumann from 2021-01-09T09:30

Daniel and Jorge were kind enough to let me share an episode with you about John von Neumann. Hope you enjoy it! John von Neumann made major contributions to multiple fields including computers, ph...

Why can’t we see quantum effects in everyday objects? from 2021-01-07T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about quantum decoherence and why big things don't act like quantum particles. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is space filled with infinite energy? from 2021-01-05T06:00

Daniel and Jorge tackle the confusing conundrum of the Casimir Effect and quantum zero-point energy Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Daniel answers Listener Questions about energy conservation, inflation and space dust! from 2020-12-31T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

How was radiation discovered? from 2020-12-29T06:00

X-rays, U-rays, and cosmic rays! Hear the story for how we came to understand that our world is filled with invisible dangers. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are there centaurs in outer space? from 2020-12-24T06:00

Centaurs are real, but not on Earth. Daniel and Jorge talk about the weird objects astronomers call a "space centaur" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is there matter that is not made of particles? from 2020-12-22T06:00

Is it possible that matter could be made of something that's not particles? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What will the DragonFly mission find on Titan? from 2020-12-17T06:00

NASA is building an awesome drone to fly around the surface of Saturn's moon. What will it find? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's the fastest spinning thing in the Universe? from 2020-12-15T06:00

Part of their "Extreme Universe" series, Daniel and Jorge make your head spin with all of the crazy spinning objects in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...

Daniel answers Listener Questions about the size of the Universe, what's in intergalactic space and why gravity dominates the Universe. from 2020-12-10T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...

Daniel answers Listener Questions about dark matter, black holes and particle colliders from 2020-12-08T06:00

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...

What happened in the dark ages of the Universe? from 2020-12-03T06:00

Before the stars and galaxies formed, the Universe was dark and foggy for hundreds of millions of years! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you undress a black hole? from 2020-12-01T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether it's possible to observe a "naked singularity" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Sticky Story of the Gluon's Discovery from 2020-11-26T06:00

What is the gluon and how was it discovered? Daniel and Jorge take us through the dramatic events. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's it like to fall into a black hole? from 2020-11-24T06:00

Take a cosmic field trip with Daniel and Jorge, as they guide you on a thought experiment into the heart of the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Listener Questions 13: Space water, wormhole colliders and boxes of dark matter from 2020-11-19T06:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Submit yours, to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Max Barry from 2020-11-17T06:00

In Max Barry's new novel "Providence", humanity runs into aliens. It doesn't go well. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's the Oldest Thing in the Universe? from 2020-11-12T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the age of stars, galaxies, black holes and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The surprising shape of the Milky Way from 2020-11-10T06:00

How do we know the shape of our galaxy, since we're stuck in the middle of it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How to land a robot on an asteroid from 2020-11-05T06:00

NASA sent Osiris-Rex to scoop a cup of dirt from an asteroid ... using a pogo stick! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The mysterious sources of the Van Allen radiation belts from 2020-11-03T06:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the strange belts of particles surrounding the Earth, and the South Atlantic Anomaly Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What if the Earth Stopped Spinning from 2020-10-29T05:00

What makes planets spin, and what would happen if they stopped? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Quantum Physics of Solar Panels from 2020-10-27T05:00

Daniel and Jorge break down the physics and engineering behind solar panels Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

A discounted dark matter discovery from 2020-10-22T05:00

Why do particle physicists discount the beautiful signal of dark matter from the DAMA experiment? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is all of space magnetized? from 2020-10-20T05:00

Is it possible that there are magnetic fields.... everywhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Energy Actually Conserved? from 2020-10-15T05:00

Daniel and Jorge explore whether energy is actually a fundamental conserved quantity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universes of Vandana Singh from 2020-10-13T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the creative science in the short stories of Vandana Singh's collection "Ambiguity Machines" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where do comets come from? from 2020-10-08T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the vast and amazing Oort cloud, and whether it is throwing snowballs at us. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Will the ITER experiment make fusion feasible? from 2020-10-06T05:00

Will humans figure out how to make fusion work on Earth, to provide plentiful clean power? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

New discoveries in our cosmic neighborhood from 2020-10-01T05:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about a new massive blob of galaxies discovered right around the corner. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How can we bring rocks back from Mars? from 2020-09-29T04:00

How many robots does it take to dig up rocks from Mars and deliver them back to Earth? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can a black hole power a spaceship? from 2020-09-24T04:00

Daniel and Jorge tackle the physics, engineering and safety questions of using a black hole to visit nearby stars. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is there life on Venus? from 2020-09-22T04:00

The internet went crazy talking about phosphine on Venus! What does it mean? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The most common listener questions! from 2020-09-17T04:00

Is there dark matter in black holes? Are gravitons and gravitational waves the same thing? Daniel and Jorge answer the most common listener questions! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...

The SF Multi-verse of Adrian Tchaikovsky from 2020-09-15T04:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the science of "The Doors of Eden", a multi-zooniverse novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What would happen if dark matter and dark energy disappeared? from 2020-09-10T04:00

Dark matter and dark energy are 95% of the energy in the Universe. But do we need them? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Elinor Wonders About the Universe from 2020-09-08T04:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the Universe from Jorge's daughter Elinor, and talk about their new PBS Kids TV show: "Elinor Wonders Why". Link: pbskids.org/elinor Learn more about your a...

What is Bose Einstein Condensate from 2020-09-03T04:00

Have you heard of "Bose Einstein Condensate" but never really understood it? D&J break it down for you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is Mirror Matter? from 2020-09-01T04:00

It's not anti-matter, or supersymmetric matter, but yet another way our familiar particles might be reflected, and could explain a deep mystery of the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at...

The SF Universe of Dr. Karen Lords from 2020-08-27T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the novel "The Best of All Possible Worlds" by Dr. Karen Lords. https://karenlord.wordpress.com/the-best-of-all-possible-worlds/Learn more about your ad-...

Listener Questions 12: Higgs Bosons, Black holes and earthquakes! from 2020-08-25T04:00

Does dark matter feel the Higgs? Can particles be black holes? What would happen if the Earth froze? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How did we discover black holes? from 2020-08-20T04:00

What convinced people that black holes are real? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What happened to the Superconducting Supercollider? from 2020-08-18T04:00

Americans had the biggest colliders in the world, until they tried to build one that was too big. Hear the super story of the superlative supercollider. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

Do protons live forever? from 2020-08-13T04:00

Electrons can hang out until the end of time. Physicists think that protons should eventually fall apart. But will they? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Special 200th episode! from 2020-08-11T04:00

What happened in the first 200 microseconds of the Universe? What can you see within 200 light years from Earth? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did the XENON experiment just discover a weird axion? from 2020-08-06T04:00

Recent results from the XENON experiment could be the first hint of something groundbreaking... or it could be nothing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How did supermassive black holes get so big? from 2020-08-04T04:00

The gargantuan black holes at the centers of galaxies seem impossibly large. How did they grow so large in the short history of our Universe?Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpo...

The Marvelous Mystery of the Muon Magnetic Moment from 2020-07-30T04:00

Can physicists discover new particles by watching how muons wiggle in magnetic fields? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is dark matter hot? from 2020-07-28T04:00

Scientists don't know what dark matter is, but they know if it's hot (or not!) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How was the Higgs boson discovered? from 2020-07-23T04:00

Hear the story of the multi-decade trans-Atlantic rivalry that led to the Higgs boson discovery. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are quasi-particles from 2020-07-21T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about phonons, magnons, excitons, anyons and explainons. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can neutrinos explain why we have matter? from 2020-07-16T04:00

Daniel and Jorge explore how the new DUNE experiment could unravel secrets of neutrins... and the Universe! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 11: Deep questions about gravity and particles. from 2020-07-14T04:00

Can gravity waves kill you? Why do we have particles? Can fission power a star? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does the Universe need dark matter? from 2020-07-09T04:00

Is it possible that dark matter doesn't exist? Could it just be a misunderstanding of gravity? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Did NASA discover a parallel Universe? from 2020-07-07T04:00

The amazing ANITA experiment and the bizarre neutrinos they discovered Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Do black holes destroy information? from 2020-07-02T04:00

Daniel and Jorge tackle the paradox of black holes: do they destroy information or store it forever? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the axion? from 2020-06-30T04:00

Why do scientists think there might be a wispy mysterious particle? And why did they give it such a silly name? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Alastair Reynolds "Revenger" from 2020-06-25T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about solar sails, artificial planets and black holes! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are primordial black holes? from 2020-06-23T06:59:29

Could mysterious black holes have been formed in the first second of the Universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the impossible drive possible? from 2020-06-18T04:00

Daniel and Jorge dissect the "EMDrive", explain how it's supposed to work and whether it ever might. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The long race for the top quark from 2020-06-16T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the twenty-year race to find the top quark, that came down to the wire. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where in the solar system might we find life? (ft. Katie Goldin of Creature Features) from 2020-06-11T04:00

Katie Goldin, host of the Creature Features pod, visits to talk about what's needed for life and where in the solar system it might be hiding. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihear...

How do you navigate in deep space? from 2020-06-09T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about a potential new GPS: the Galactic Positioning System. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can stars eat other stars? from 2020-06-04T04:00

Can a Thorne-Zytkow object, a neutron star inside another star, actually exist? Did we find one? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why are neutrinos so light? from 2020-06-02T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how the weirdest particle gets its mass Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can we see the surface of exoplanets? from 2020-05-28T04:00

Could we build a telescope that let us see what planets around other stars look like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the real charge of the electron? from 2020-05-26T04:00

Daniel and Jorge explain how the theory of "Renormalization" tells us that we measure is different from what is real. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Could Jupiter turn into a star? from 2020-05-21T04:00

What is the fate of the largest planet in our solar system? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are the basic constants of the Universe? from 2020-05-19T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about the numbers that control everything, and the number of those numbers! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Question 10: Particles, stars and universe-sized black holes! from 2020-05-14T04:00

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about the smallest, biggest and cataclysmic-ist things in the Universe! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can Dark Matter feel itself from 2020-05-12T04:00

What happens when DM bumps into DM in the dark? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do LEDs work? from 2020-05-07T04:00

The Nobel-prize winning physics of.... reading lights. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Should we believe any alien abduction stories? from 2020-05-05T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about how to be skeptical and open minded. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything Work? from 2020-04-30T04:00

How does Stephen Wolfram's Physics Project work and what have we learned? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Sue Burke's "Semiosis" from 2020-04-28T04:00

Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when plants can think. Is eating a banana now murder? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can planets lose their atmospheres? from 2020-04-23T04:00

How do planets get atmospheres, and how long do they last? Will Earth one day run out of air? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the Cosmological Constant? from 2020-04-21T04:00

Was it Einstein's greatest blunder, or smartest prediction? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How quarks were discovered? from 2020-04-16T04:00

One day in November 1974 that changed particle physics forever. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the tallest mountain in the solar system? from 2020-04-14T04:00

Where is the biggest, tallest or widest mountain in the Solar System? Hint: it's not on any planet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calculating Stars" from 2020-04-09T04:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the book "The Calculating Stars" and interview the author. Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calcul...

Could dark matter be made of quarks? from 2020-04-07T04:00

Learn about hexaquarks with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Becky Chamber's "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet" from 2020-04-02T04:00

Daniel interviews Becky Chambers about her book "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. " Volume 1 of the Wayfarers series which won the Hugo award for best series. You can purchase a copy of the bo...

Listener Questions 9 from 2020-03-31T04:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are virtual particles? from 2020-03-26T16:20:44

Discover virtual particles with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The SF Universe of Blake Crouch's "Recursion" from 2020-03-24T04:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the science fiction book "Recursion" by Blake Crouch. Blake comes on for an interview to discuss his thoughts and method. Pickup your own copy of Recursion. It's a thrillin...

How small is an electron? from 2020-03-19T04:00

Shrink down the the quantum realm with Daniel and Jorge and discover the size of the electron Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why is strange matter so strange? from 2020-03-17T04:00

Find out why strange matter is so strange with daniel and jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The science fiction universe of "Ancillary Justice" from 2020-03-12T04:00

In this very special new series of episodes Daniel and Jorge interview famous authors. Today we discuss "Ancillary Justice" the debut novel of the talented Anne Leckie. It's the only novel to ever ...

What is the biggest explosion in the universe from 2020-03-10T04:00

What is the biggest explosion in the universe that mankind has ever witnessed? Find out with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is it possible to move the sun? from 2020-03-05T05:00

If we needed to move the sun, could we do it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Universe infinite? from 2020-03-03T05:00

Is the universe finite or infinite? ArticleLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What have we learned from the Spitzer Space Telescope? from 2020-02-27T05:00

The Spitzer Space Telescope is retiring. What have we learned from it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Choose your own physics adventure! from 2020-02-25T05:00

Which of these four physics adventures would you prefer? Visit the Quantum RealmSee inside a Black Hole Travel faster than lightMeet intelligent aliens Link if you'd like to contribute to the p...

Can quantum gravity save physics? from 2020-02-20T05:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss loop quantum gravity with a special appearance from Bianca Dittrich, a PhD in gravitational physics and an expert in loop quantum gravity and spin foam. Learn more about y...

Listener Questions 8: Can AI understand humor? from 2020-02-18T05:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What causes the biggest explosions in the universe? from 2020-02-13T05:00

We're taking a deep dive into the subject of supernovas. What causes them? What do we know about them and can they harm us here on earth.? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...

Are there planets without a star? from 2020-02-11T05:00

Do rogue planets exist? Could they support life? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you slow down light? from 2020-02-06T05:00

The speed of light is constant but is it possible to slow it down? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the great attractor? from 2020-02-04T05:00

What is the mysterious force that is attracting our galaxy to it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can particles travel faster than light? from 2020-01-30T05:00

Is there any way particles can travel faster than light or is it against the laws of physics? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Betelgeuse about to explode? from 2020-01-23T05:00

Betelgeuse appears to be dimming. Is it about to explode? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why can quarks never be alone? from 2020-01-21T05:00

Can quarks ever be free? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is space filled with junk? from 2020-01-16T05:00

Is space mostly empty or full of junk? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why is the universe inflating? from 2020-01-14T05:00

Learn about cosmic inflation with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What will the new space telescope reveal? from 2020-01-09T05:00

Daniel and Jorge discuss the James Webb Space Telescope Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why do some particles die? from 2020-01-07T05:00

Find out why particles die with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the universe left-handed? from 2020-01-02T05:00

Why does the universe seem to be left-handed? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you destroy a black hole? from 2019-12-31T05:00

Is it possible to destroy a black hole? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How does relativity affect our perception of time? from 2019-12-26T05:00

Find out how relativity affects our perception of time with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How was antimatter discovered? from 2019-12-24T05:00

Learn about antimatter with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are cosmic strings? from 2019-12-19T05:00

Learn about cosmic strings with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is quantum spacetime foam? from 2019-12-17T05:00

Learn about quantum spacetime foam with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are magnetic monopoles? from 2019-12-12T05:00

Learn about magnetic monopoles with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How fast is the universe blowing up? from 2019-12-10T05:00

What is the hubble constant? Find out with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is there a fifth force of the universe? from 2019-12-05T05:00

Scientists recently discovered a supposed fifth force of the universe. Is it real and what does it mean for physics? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 7 from 2019-12-03T05:00

Could you build a real death star? How do black holes begin? Where the heck is Jorge? Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...

The mystery of the missing neutrinos from 2019-11-28T05:00

How did physicists lose trillions of neutrinos?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where is the coldest place in the Universe? from 2019-11-26T05:00

EXTREME UNIVERSE: Where is the coldest place in the Universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is our solar system weird? from 2019-11-21T05:00

Is our solar system similar to others or is it unique? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Who ordered the muon? from 2019-11-19T05:00

This mysterious particle is part of our Universe, but not part of the atom Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can science predict what you will do? from 2019-11-14T05:00

Does free will really exist? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is it possible to send messages faster than light using quantum entanglement? from 2019-11-12T05:00

With vast distances between habitable planets how will we eventually communicate with aliens? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is there weather in space? from 2019-11-07T05:00

Is space weather something that exists? Can it affect us here on earth. Find out the answer to this and many other questions with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....

News from the Solar System from 2019-11-05T05:00

Listen for up to date news about suprising developments in our solar system. Contest for naming Saturn's newly discovered moon.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Journey to the Beginning of Time (featuring Dan Hooper) from 2019-10-31T04:00

A conversation with astrophysicist Dan Hooper about his new book, At the Edge of Time Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's in the asteroid belt? from 2019-10-29T04:00

What do we know about the asteroid belt and what can we learn from it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Does Quantum Mechanics make sense? from 2019-10-24T04:00

Learn about the concept of quantum mechanics and what our understanding of it is. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can we build a warp drive? from 2019-10-22T04:00

The distance between stars is massive. Can we build a warp drive to allow us to travel between the stars faster? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do we know the photon is real? from 2019-10-17T04:00

What is a photon and how do we know it exists? Particle Physicist Professor Daniel Whiteson explains the photon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you imagine a color you've never seen? from 2019-10-15T04:00

What is color and how do we perceive it? How many colors are there? UCI particle physicist Professor Daniel Whiteson explains the science of colors and answers some listener questions as well. Lea...

What is the cosmic microwave background? from 2019-10-10T04:00

Daniel is joined by guest Dr. Crystal Dilworth to discuss the cosmic microwave background. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 6 from 2019-10-08T04:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are fermi bubbles? from 2019-10-03T04:00

What do we know about fermi bubbles? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How many stars can you see in the night sky with the naked eye? from 2019-10-01T04:00

How many stars can we see in the sky? Thousands? Billions? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are fast radio bursts and what causes them? from 2019-09-26T04:00

Learn about the mystery behind fast radio bursts with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The shocking mystery of lightning explained from 2019-09-24T04:00

Learn about lightning with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Will the Higgs-Boson destroy the universe? from 2019-09-19T04:00

Learn how the Higgs-Boson could unravel the universe with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How to see pictures of dinosaurs (featuring XKCD creator Randall Munroe) from 2019-09-17T04:00

Daniel and Jorge are looking into the past with XKCD comic creator Randall Munroe.  You can find his new book "How to: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real World Problems" here Learn more abou...

What is the physics behind skipping stones? from 2019-09-12T04:00

Find out how skipping stones works today with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do microwaves work? from 2019-09-10T13:28

Find out how microwaves work with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are Tardigrades? from 2019-09-05T04:00

How did tardigrades end up on the moon? Today we're joined by special guest Prof. Brian Keating Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What was the first particle ever discovered? And how was it discovered? from 2019-09-03T04:00

What does it mean to be first? Join Daniel and Jorge to learn about the first ever particle discovered. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why is half of the moon always hidden? from 2019-08-29T04:00

Visit the far side of the moon with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is a graviton? from 2019-08-27T04:00

Join Daniel and Jorge to find out the secrets of the universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What would happen on earth if the moon disappeared? from 2019-08-22T08:00

The moon has just been deleted from the simulation. What will happen here on earth? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 5 from 2019-08-20T04:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What would happen if the sun became a black hole? from 2019-08-15T09:00

Listen to Daniel and Jorge answer a hypothetical question in today's episode Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are white holes? from 2019-08-13T09:00

You've heard of black holes but what are white holes? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Take a cruise of the exoplanets from 2019-08-08T09:00

Put on your stretchy pants and join Daniel and Jorge while they take you a guided cruise of the exoplanets. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How old is the earth? from 2019-08-06T09:00

How do we know the age of the earth? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Do aliens exist? from 2019-08-01T09:00

Today Daniel and Jorge answer questions from Karah and Oz, the hosts of the podcast Sleepwalkers. Listen to Sleepwalkers hereLearn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you see an electron or other tiny particles? from 2019-07-30T09:00

If you were Ant-Man and shrunk to the quantum realm. What would that actually look like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the strongest magnet in the universe? from 2019-07-25T09:00

EXTREME UNIVERSE: What is the strongest magnet in the universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why haven't aliens visited us? from 2019-07-23T09:00

What is the best way to explore the galaxy? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the Weak Force? from 2019-07-18T09:00

Find out about the Weak Force on today's podcast with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is Cold Fusion? from 2019-07-16T04:00

Will we ever be able to create unlimited energy with cold fusion? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do you make gold? from 2019-07-11T08:00

Where does gold come from? Can scientists make it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How do MRIs work? from 2019-07-09T08:00

What is an MRI and how does it work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the hexagon on saturn? from 2019-07-04T08:00

Is it natural or artificial?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is Quantum Tunneling? from 2019-07-02T08:00

Hint: It's not tunnels in switzerland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can you sail on light? from 2019-06-27T08:00

How can we travel through the universe without running out of fuel? Find out today with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the densest thing in the universe? from 2019-06-25T08:00

EXTREME UNIVERSE! What has the most stuff stuffed into it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What do Quarks taste like? from 2019-06-20T08:00

Quarks have flavor and color but what do they taste and look like?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 4 from 2019-06-18T08:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is the brightest thing in the universe? from 2019-06-13T09:00

EXTREME UNIVERSE! (Hint: It's not the sun) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Earth round? from 2019-06-11T09:00

How do we know the earth is actually round and not just "global conspiracy?" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How can we see Dark Matter? from 2019-06-06T09:00

We know it exists but what is it and how can we see it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 3 from 2019-06-04T09:00

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is Radiation? from 2019-05-30T09:00

Is it bad or good or spicy or mild? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is the Hottest Thing In The Universe? from 2019-05-28T09:00

How hot can it get? Is there an upper limit to temperature?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is A Dyson Sphere? from 2019-05-23T09:00

We're not talking about your vacuum cleaner! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Bad Science Questions from 2019-05-21T09:00

Daniel and Jorge welcome Ethan, host of the Podcast Bad Science, and answer his questions about the universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is Quantum Spin? from 2019-05-16T09:00

Everybody talks about it, but what IS it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is The Emptiest Place In The Universe? from 2019-05-14T09:00

What constitutes a vacuum? Can space ever really be empty? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's In Jupiter's Great Red Spot? from 2019-05-09T09:00

What is the Eye of Jupiter? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Will A Gamma Ray Burst Kill You? from 2019-05-07T09:00

What are gamma ray bursts, and are they dangerous?Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's Inside The Earth? from 2019-05-02T09:00

What would happen if you jumped into a hole that went through the center of the Earth and out the other side? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Does A Bicycle Balance? from 2019-04-30T09:00

We don't understand bicycles! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why Does Time Go Forwards? from 2019-04-25T09:00

Why can't we change the direction of time? What are the past, present and future really?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is A Tachyon? from 2019-04-23T09:00

Are Tachyons real or just the stuff of science fiction? Thanks to Prof. Flip Tanedo (UC Riverside) for scientific review.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is Supersymmetry? from 2019-04-18T09:00

What's so super about this symmetry? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Questions From The Zeitgeist (ft The Daily Zeitgeist hosts) from 2019-04-16T09:00

Jack and Miles, hosts of The Daily Zeitgeist, ask Daniel and Jorge their most pressing questions about the universe; Why is the sky blue? Whats a quantum machine gun? How do planets form? Learn mo...

What Is A Space Elevator? from 2019-04-11T09:00

Can this actually work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Can You See A Black Hole? from 2019-04-09T09:00

What would a picture of a black hole look like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Are The Weirdest Stars? from 2019-04-04T09:00

What are neutron stars, pulsars and magnetars? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's Under The Ice On Europa? from 2019-04-02T09:00

This moon of Jupiter has an ENORMOUS ocean. Does anything live in it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's The Biggest "Thing" in The Universe? from 2019-03-28T09:00

Planets, stars, galaxies, clusters, then what? What defines a "thing" and how big can they get? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions 2.0 from 2019-03-26T09:00

Join Daniel and Jorge as they respond to 4 questions from listeners, just like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is A Superconductor? from 2019-03-21T09:00

How does a super conductor work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Was Oumuamua? from 2019-03-19T09:00

 What was that strange rock that passed through our solar system in 2017? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Are Quantum Fields? from 2019-03-14T09:00

Quantum Field Theory, explained! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is Time Dilation? from 2019-03-12T09:00

Why does time slow down when you go fast? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why Do We Have Stars? from 2019-03-07T10:00

Why are there stars and planets and not just smooth matter everywhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Does A Laser Work? from 2019-03-05T10:00

What makes a laser a laser? Pew Pew Pew!? Zap Zap Zap!? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Old Is The Universe? from 2019-02-28T10:00

How long has the Universe been cooking, and how do we know? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's At The Center Of The Galaxy? from 2019-02-26T10:00

What's at the center of the Milky Way? How do we know? Can we explain it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Anti-Gravity Technology Possible? from 2019-02-21T10:00

Is it possible to negate gravity without using energy? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where Does The Earth's Magnetic Field Come From? from 2019-02-19T10:00

What causes our planet to generate a magnetic field? What is a magnetic field?!? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are Wormholes Real? from 2019-02-14T10:00

Are wormholes a real thing out in space somewhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is Terraforming? from 2019-02-12T10:00

Can we make another planet habitable? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Does Artificial Intelligence Mean? from 2019-02-07T10:00

How do we define Artificial Intelligence? Should we be worried that AI may one day take over Humanity? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Nobel Prizes Have Been Proven Wrong? from 2019-02-05T10:00

Can the top prize in science get it wrong? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is A New Particle Collider Worth $20B? from 2019-01-31T10:00

CERN just released a new report describing the next planned collider and its price! Is it worth it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Did The Moon Form? from 2019-01-29T10:00

How did the Earth get such a weird, big fluffy moon? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Are Cosmic Rays? from 2019-01-24T10:00

Who or what is shooting crazy high energy particles at us? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is The Multiverse Real? from 2019-01-22T10:00

What is the multiverse and is it real? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Can We Tell The Distance To Stars? from 2019-01-17T10:00

How can we measure the distance to stars? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is The Most Important Invention In Human History? (ft. Ryan North) from 2019-01-15T10:00

We discuss the most fundamentally important inventions in human history. Featuring Ryan North. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Listener Questions from 2019-01-10T10:00

We answer questions from listeners! The speed of light, the center of the universe and lasers! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is A Quantum Computer? from 2019-01-08T10:00

What is a quantum computer and how does it work? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Happens When Galaxies Collide? from 2019-01-03T10:00

Will our lives be affected when the Milky Way collides with Andromeda? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Why Is Gravity So Weird? from 2019-01-01T10:00

Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Universe pixelated? from 2018-12-27T10:00

Is there a shortest possible distance? Or can you cut space in half forever? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are there other Earths out there? from 2018-12-25T10:00

How many liveable planets are out there, and can we reach them? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Was/Is There Life On Mars? from 2018-12-20T10:00

What do we know about life on Mars? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is String Theory? from 2018-12-18T10:00

We've all heard of it, but nobody really knows... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Will Physics Ever Explain Everything? from 2018-12-13T10:00

What is a "Theory of Everything" and how close are we to discovering it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What Is A Dimension And How Many Are There? from 2018-12-11T10:00

What's the real meaning of a dimension? Are there more than 3? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is a Neutrino? from 2018-12-06T10:00

Explaining the weirdest little particle ever found Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Does a Nuclear Bomb Work? from 2018-12-04T10:00

What would you need to build your own nuke? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Teleportation Possible? from 2018-11-29T10:00

Can we really change locations without traveling through space? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Universe Random? from 2018-11-27T10:00

If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Where Did Earth's Water Come From? from 2018-11-22T10:00

Young Earth was hot and dry. Where did the oceans come from? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The Baby Universe (ft. Katie Mack) from 2018-11-20T10:00

What did the Universe look like as a baby? How do we know? Join Daniel and Jorge as they talk with Katie Mack about the early universe, and what they all looked like as babies. Learn more about yo...

Can We Travel Faster Than Light? from 2018-11-15T10:00

Why can't we travel faster than light? Can we ever reach the stars? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Light a Particle or a Wave? from 2018-11-13T10:00

What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Are there Aliens? from 2018-11-08T10:00

Are we the only life in the Universe? What are scientists doing to find out? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Anti-Matter a Real thing? from 2018-11-06T10:00

Is anti-matter real or science fiction? Is it dangerous, or delicious? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How will the Universe die? from 2018-11-01T09:00

How long will the Universe last, and what are the possible fates? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is making the Universe explode? from 2018-10-30T09:00

How we learned that something is tearing the Universe apart, and what it might mean. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Will an Asteroid Kill You? from 2018-10-25T09:00

Could humans go the way of the dinosaurs: extinction by space rock? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What's Inside a Black Hole? from 2018-10-23T09:00

What is a black hole, and what would it be like to fall into one? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

How Big is the Universe? from 2018-10-18T09:00

Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is Dark Matter? from 2018-10-16T09:00

How dark matter was discovered, and what it might be Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What is everything made of? from 2018-10-11T09:00

What's the smallest piece of matter? Is there one?  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What are Gravitational Waves? from 2018-10-09T09:00

What does it mean for gravity to make waves? How do we see them? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

When will the Sun explode? from 2018-10-04T09:00

How long can we enjoy the sunshine before we need a new star? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is Time Travel Possible? from 2018-10-02T09:00

Do any science fiction movies get time-travel right? Will it ever be possible? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

What came before the Big Bang? from 2018-09-27T09:00

What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Is the Higgs Boson useful? from 2018-09-25T09:00

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