Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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What is Bose Einstein Condensate
3 september 2020 · 47 min
Have you heard of "Bose Einstein Condensate" but never really understood it? D&J break it down for you. Lees meer
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What is Mirror Matter?
1 september 2020 · 48 min
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. Lees meer
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The SF Universe of Dr. Karen Lords
27 augustus 2020 · 51 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the novel "The Best of All Possible Worlds" by Dr. Karen Lords. Lees meer
https://karenlord.wordpress.com/the-best-of-all-possible-worlds/
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Listener Questions 12: Higgs Bosons, Black holes and earthquakes!
25 augustus 2020 · 43 min
Does dark matter feel the Higgs? Can particles be black holes? What would happen if the Earth froze? Lees meer
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How did we discover black holes?
20 augustus 2020 · 47 min
What convinced people that black holes are real? Lees meer
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What happened to the Superconducting Supercollider?
18 augustus 2020 · 44 min
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. Lees meer
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Do protons live forever?
13 augustus 2020 · 45 min
Electrons can hang out until the end of time. Physicists think that protons should eventually fall apart. But will they? Lees meer
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Special 200th episode!
11 augustus 2020 · 48 min
What happened in the first 200 microseconds of the Universe? What can you see within 200 light years from Earth? Lees meer
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Did the XENON experiment just discover a weird axion?
6 augustus 2020 · 44 min
Recent results from the XENON experiment could be the first hint of something groundbreaking... or it could be nothing. Lees meer
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How did supermassive black holes get so big?
4 augustus 2020 · 46 min
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? Lees meer
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The Marvelous Mystery of the Muon Magnetic Moment
30 juli 2020 · 42 min
Can physicists discover new particles by watching how muons wiggle in magnetic fields? Lees meer
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Is dark matter hot?
28 juli 2020 · 41 min
Scientists don't know what dark matter is, but they know if it's hot (or not!) Lees meer
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How was the Higgs boson discovered?
23 juli 2020 · 50 min
Hear the story of the multi-decade trans-Atlantic rivalry that led to the Higgs boson discovery. Lees meer
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What are quasi-particles
21 juli 2020 · 41 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about phonons, magnons, excitons, anyons and explainons. Lees meer
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Can neutrinos explain why we have matter?
16 juli 2020 · 47 min
Daniel and Jorge explore how the new DUNE experiment could unravel secrets of neutrins... and the Universe! Lees meer
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Listener Questions 11: Deep questions about gravity and particles.
14 juli 2020 · 43 min
Can gravity waves kill you? Why do we have particles? Can fission power a star? Lees meer
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Does the Universe need dark matter?
9 juli 2020 · 49 min
Is it possible that dark matter doesn't exist? Could it just be a misunderstanding of gravity? Lees meer
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Did NASA discover a parallel Universe?
7 juli 2020 · 45 min
The amazing ANITA experiment and the bizarre neutrinos they discovered Lees meer
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Do black holes destroy information?
2 juli 2020 · 52 min
Daniel and Jorge tackle the paradox of black holes: do they destroy information or store it forever? Lees meer
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What is the axion?
30 juni 2020 · 49 min
Why do scientists think there might be a wispy mysterious particle? And why did they give it such a silly name? Lees meer
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The SF Universe of Alastair Reynolds "Revenger"
25 juni 2020 · 1 uur
Daniel and Jorge talk about solar sails, artificial planets and black holes! Lees meer
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What are primordial black holes?
23 juni 2020 · 50 min
Could mysterious black holes have been formed in the first second of the Universe? Lees meer
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Is the impossible drive possible?
18 juni 2020 · 46 min
Daniel and Jorge dissect the "EMDrive", explain how it's supposed to work and whether it ever might. Lees meer
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The long race for the top quark
16 juni 2020 · 52 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the twenty-year race to find the top quark, that came down to the wire. Lees meer
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Where in the solar system might we find life? (ft. Katie Goldin of Creature Features)
11 juni 2020 · 56 min
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. Lees meer
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How do you navigate in deep space?
9 juni 2020 · 47 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about a potential new GPS: the Galactic Positioning System. Lees meer
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Can stars eat other stars?
4 juni 2020 · 42 min
Can a Thorne-Zytkow object, a neutron star inside another star, actually exist? Did we find one? Lees meer
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Why are neutrinos so light?
2 juni 2020 · 43 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the weirdest particle gets its mass Lees meer
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Can we see the surface of exoplanets?
28 mei 2020 · 42 min
Could we build a telescope that let us see what planets around other stars look like? Lees meer
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What is the real charge of the electron?
26 mei 2020 · 40 min
Daniel and Jorge explain how the theory of "Renormalization" tells us that we measure is different from what is real. Lees meer
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Could Jupiter turn into a star?
21 mei 2020 · 38 min
What is the fate of the largest planet in our solar system? Lees meer
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What are the basic constants of the Universe?
19 mei 2020 · 43 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the numbers that control everything, and the number of those numbers! Lees meer
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Listener Question 10: Particles, stars and universe-sized black holes!
14 mei 2020 · 44 min
Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about the smallest, biggest and cataclysmic-ist things in the Universe! Lees meer
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Can Dark Matter feel itself
12 mei 2020 · 44 min
What happens when DM bumps into DM in the dark? Lees meer
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How do LEDs work?
7 mei 2020 · 45 min
The Nobel-prize winning physics of.... reading lights. Lees meer
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Should we believe any alien abduction stories?
5 mei 2020 · 53 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to be skeptical and open minded. Lees meer
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Does Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything Work?
30 april 2020 · 45 min
How does Stephen Wolfram's Physics Project work and what have we learned? Lees meer
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The SF Universe of Sue Burke's "Semiosis"
28 april 2020 · 48 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when plants can think. Is eating a banana now murder? Lees meer
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Can planets lose their atmospheres?
23 april 2020 · 38 min
How do planets get atmospheres, and how long do they last? Will Earth one day run out of air? Lees meer
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What is the Cosmological Constant?
21 april 2020 · 42 min
Was it Einstein's greatest blunder, or smartest prediction? Lees meer
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How quarks were discovered?
16 april 2020 · 43 min
One day in November 1974 that changed particle physics forever. Lees meer
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What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?
14 april 2020 · 37 min
Where is the biggest, tallest or widest mountain in the Solar System? Hint: it's not on any planet. Lees meer
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The SF Universe of Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calculating Stars"
9 april 2020 · 59 min
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 Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars." Lees meer
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Could dark matter be made of quarks?
7 april 2020 · 44 min
Learn about hexaquarks with Daniel and Jorge Lees meer
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The SF Universe of Becky Chamber's "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet"
2 april 2020 · 56 min
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 book here. Lees meer
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Listener Questions 9
31 maart 2020 · 39 min
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Lees meer
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What are virtual particles?
26 maart 2020 · 39 min
Discover virtual particles with Daniel and Jorge Lees meer
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The SF Universe of Blake Crouch's "Recursion"
24 maart 2020 · 41 min
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 thrilling novel! Lees meer
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How small is an electron?
19 maart 2020 · 46 min
Shrink down the the quantum realm with Daniel and Jorge and discover the size of the electron Lees meer
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Why is strange matter so strange?
17 maart 2020 · 40 min
Find out why strange matter is so strange with daniel and jorge Lees meer
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