Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?
9 mei 2023 · 57 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about what the night sky would look like if you travelled back to the time of the dinosaurs. Lees meer
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Could spacetime be a fluid?
4 mei 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. Lees meer
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Could black holes help form stars?
2 mei 2023 · 58 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the delicate process of star formation and how black holes may be able to contribute. Lees meer
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What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes?
27 april 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Daniel and Katie talk about things in the sky that pulse, and a recent discovery of a puzzling set of pulses. Lees meer
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What is a glueball?
25 april 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictions Lees meer
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How do we measure the gravitational constant?
20 april 2023 · 58 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the number that controls the strength of gravity and why it's so hard to measure. Lees meer
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Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!
18 april 2023 · 1 uur
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com Lees meer
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Why can't two electrons be in the same place?
13 april 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Daniel and Jorge explore the Pauli exclusion principle: why some particles avoid each other and how it affects the nature of our Universe. Lees meer
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What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?
11 april 2023 · 58 min
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. Lees meer
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Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?
6 april 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star. Lees meer
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How does carbon dating work?
4 april 2023 · 59 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths! Lees meer
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Is there a better way to accelerate particles?
30 maart 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
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. Lees meer
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What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?
28 maart 2023 · 57 min
Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated. Lees meer
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Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses!
23 maart 2023 · 58 min
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. Lees meer
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Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?
21 maart 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it. Lees meer
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Could we spot an alien nuclear blast?
16 maart 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets. Lees meer
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Could some particles have tiny electric charges?
14 maart 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge. Lees meer
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How can we measure the curvature of space?
9 maart 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space. Lees meer
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How do space telescopes point themselves?
7 maart 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn. Lees meer
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Listener Questions 36
2 maart 2023 · 59 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases. Lees meer
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Could black holes be making the Universe expand faster?
28 februari 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Daniel and Jorge discuss a brand new result that suggests that black holes might be driving the unexplained expansion of the Universe Lees meer
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Do gravitational waves leave a mark on the Universe?
23 februari 2023 · 1 uur
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether gravitational waves cause permanent distortions of space. Lees meer
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Can the Parker solar probe shed light on the Sun?
21 februari 2023 · 59 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the daring and dangerous mission of the Parker Solar Probe and what it might reveal about the Sun. Lees meer
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What's the problem with the Standard Model?
16 februari 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the holes in the current theory of the Universe. Lees meer
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The Science Fiction Universe of "A Half Built Garden" by Ruthanna Emrys
14 februari 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about a novel where aliens give humans advice about climate change. Lees meer
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355 Days in Space: Finding Meaning with Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
14 februari 2023 · 31 min
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 Smart Talks with IBM, Malcolm Gladwell and Mark Vande Hei discuss conducting experiments in space, the impact of extended spaceflight on humans, and the spiciness of space chili peppers. Lees meer
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What's the real speed limit of the Universe?
9 februari 2023 · 58 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how close photons and protons can get to the speed of light, and what's stopping them! Lees meer
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Listener Questions 35: Exomoons, black holes and math!
7 februari 2023 · 59 min
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Does gravity make rainbows?
2 februari 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about a speculative theory called "rainbow gravity" which might help us understand the origins of the Universe. Lees meer
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Why can't stars fuse Iron?
31 januari 2023 · 57 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how stars fuse lighter elements and what changes when they reach Iron. Lees meer
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Does particle spin affect life on Earth?
26 januari 2023 · 57 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry. Lees meer
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What's going on with Przybylski's Star?
24 januari 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe. Lees meer
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The Science of "For All Mankind"
19 januari 2023 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind". Lees meer
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Does anti-matter feel anti-gravity?
17 januari 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up! Lees meer
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Did NASA accidentally invent a warp drive?
12 januari 2023 · 1 uur
Daniel and Jorge dissect research articles claiming sudden progress in warp technology Lees meer
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Could a grand unified theory of physics be impossible?
10 januari 2023 · 59 min
Daniel talks with Dr. Katie Robertson about whether there even is a single unified theory of physics for us to discover. Lees meer
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Listener Questions about light and black holes
5 januari 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Daniel and Jorge absorb listener questions, reflect on the answers and emit some silly jokes Lees meer
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How powerful could a civilization get?
3 januari 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Daniel and Jorge discuss the Kardashev Scale, Kardashians, Cryptocurrencies and crpytozoology. Lees meer
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What is quantized inertia?
29 december 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Daniel and Jorge explore the mystery of inertia and whether a controversial theory can explain it. Lees meer
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Was the Higgs boson discovery a triumph or disappointment?
27 december 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Daniel and Jorge debate whether the Higgs boson discovery marks the end of collider physics. Lees meer
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The science of time travel television
22 december 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of "Umbrella Academy", "Time Traveler's Wife" and "Dark". Lees meer
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What is the Big Rip?
20 december 2022 · 1 uur 5 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about what would happen if dark energy increased and tore the Universe apart. Lees meer
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Could dark matter be a superfluid?
15 december 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether a new idea for dark matter might overcome some discrepancies in galaxy behavior. Lees meer
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Could black holes actually be fuzzballs?
13 december 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the dark massive objects we've observed could be something stringier and stranger than black holes. Lees meer
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Is there a pattern to asteroid impacts on Earth?
8 december 2022 · 1 uur 10 min
Daniel and Katie talk about whether a future impact is predictable or random. Lees meer
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What is a black hole eclipse?
6 december 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes can be blocked or can block other objects. Lees meer
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What is the densest planet?
1 december 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Jorge wonder about which planets would float if you dunked them in a cosmic tub. Lees meer
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Does the Moon have an atmosphere?
29 november 2022 · 59 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about what you might breathe if you opened your space-helmet on the surface of the Moon. Lees meer
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How do we know quantum mechanics is really random?
24 november 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Jorge wrestle with Bell's experiment and the philosophical consequences. Lees meer
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Listener Questions 33: Questions from your kids!
22 november 2022 · 57 min
Daniel and Jorge talk about what nothing looks like, whether Thor's hammer would destroy the Earth and rogue stars. Lees meer
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