Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

By iHeartPodcasts

Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!

Episodes

Cannibalism (featuring Volker Rudolf)

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Volker Rudolf about cannibalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/11/2451m 22s

Exploration from the poles to the heavens

Daniel and Kelly talk about difficulties encountered during polar expeditions, and how we can avoid making these same mistakes when we begin exploring Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/11/2453m 49s

What's so exciting about quantum computing? (featuring Scott Aaronson)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Aaronson about quantum computing, and try to bust through the most common misconceptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/11/2453m 39s

What is a particle?

Daniel and Kelly try to get an solid mental picture of this particularly slippery conceptSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/11/241h 2m

Off-Earth ethics (featuring Erika Nesvold)

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Erika Nesvold about ethical questions we should be asking as we prepare to become a multiplanetary species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/11/2456m 42s

How to keep Martians fed and happy

Daniel and Kelly talk about the future of food in space. Do you like lukewarm cricket tacos? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/11/2454m 14s

Halloween Special: Zombies and Ghosts

Daniel and Kelly talk about Toxoplasma gondii, and the "science" of ghost hunting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/10/2455m 53s

How to keep astronauts fed and happy

Daniel and Kelly discuss the often less-than-delicious history of food in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/10/2452m 54s

What is time?

Daniel and Kelly take some time to puzzle of the nature of time, an eternally timely mystery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/10/2456m 14s

What is space?

Daniel and Kelly wrestle with the the fabric of the Universe itself. What is it, what can it do and why do we have it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/10/2454m 13s

Death from the Skies! (featuring Phil Plait)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Phil Plait about some of the ways space could wipe us all out, or at least really mess up our infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/10/2459m 49s

Are Earths rare in the Universe?

Daniel and Kelly discuss the Rare Earth Hypothesis, that argues that Earth-like life is vanishingly rare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/10/2459m 24s

Challenges of Working on the Moon

Daniel and Kelly cover some of the many reasons why it's tough to work on the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/10/241h 1m

Did Earth get a message from aliens?

Daniel and Kelly talk about why we listen to the skies, the amazing WOW signal and a recent theory for what it means.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/10/2453m 10s

Trailer: Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe

Check out the new show, Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe every Tuesday and Thursday! DKEU is produced by iHeartRadio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/10/242m 20s

So long, and thanks for all the chocolate

Explain the Universe says farewell and invites you to join Daniel and Kelly in their new podcast, "Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe": www.danielandkelly.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/10/2446m 14s

Listener Questions 69

Daniel and Katie answer a question about what it would look like to warp through space with the EnterpriseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/10/2423m 10s

Listener Questions 68

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether space can be infinite and finiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/10/2420m 23s

Classic episode - How big is the Universe?

Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/09/2422m 25s

Listener Questions 67

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about moving planets, the Higgs field, and the future of particle physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/09/2448m 41s

Classic episode - What came before the Big Bang?

What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/09/2425m 54s

Could a huge void cause the illusion of dark energy?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether our galaxy is in the middle of a giant void that could have fooled us into thinking the expansion of the Universe is accelerating.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/09/2452m 58s

Classic episode - When will the sun explode?

How long can we enjoy the sunshine before we need a new star?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/09/2421m 45s

Listener Questions 66

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about galaxy collisions, black holes and Nitrogen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/09/2449m 25s

Classic episode - Why is gravity so weird?

Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/09/2436m 51s

Are there comets in the asteroid belt?

Daniel and Jorge try to clarify the distinction between our neighborhood space objects and what it means if we find them out of place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/09/2446m 41s

Classic Episode - Is the Universe Random?

If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/08/2437m 9s

Could quantum clocks detect dark matter?

Daniel and Jorge talk about new ways to find dark matter, using space microwave ovens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/08/2451m 11s

Classic Episode - Is Light a Particle or a Wave?

What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/08/2436m 19s

Listener Questions goes bananas!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about banana decays and black hole velocities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/08/2446m 17s

What was the brightest explosion ever seen?

Daniel and Jorge look right into the beam of incredible astronomical explosions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/08/2449m 38s

What's the fastest event ever measured?

Daniel and Jorge slice time down to its shortest slivers to understand how fast things can happen in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/08/2458m 29s

The science fiction Universe of "Dark Matter"

Daniel and Jorge talk to a screenwriter and scientific advisor for the multi-verse show, "Dark Matter"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/08/241h 9m

What is the Physics of life?

Daniel and Kelly talk to Sara Imari Walker, author of "Life as No One Knows it" about what life is and what aliens might look like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/08/241h 6m

What is an impossible color?

Daniel and Jorge explore the edges of our colorful experience of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/08/2453m 46s

How to think like a physicist?

Daniel and Jorge discuss whether physicists think about the world differently, and how that makes them more or less useful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/07/241h 14m

What is membrane theory?

Daniel and Katie use their p-branes to explore a theory of everything build on vibrating membranes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/07/2452m 30s

Listener Questions 64: Phase of the Universe, particle interactions and Universe-sized black holes!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/07/2452m 18s

Do black holes have magnetic fields?

Daniel and Jorge try to resist the magnetic attraction of the mysteries of black holes, and fail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/07/2450m 17s

Listener Questions 63: Hawking radiation, mass, and anti-strings

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/07/2449m 43s

How long is a photon?

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the tricky question of the length of a photon, and end up talking about hotdogs and meatballs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/07/2454m 4s

Could humans live in the clouds of Venus?

Daniel and Kelly talk to Guillermo Sohnlein about life in the Venutian cloudsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/07/241h 1m

Listener Questions 62: Single photons, moon gold and particle interactions.

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/07/2451m 56s

Listener Questions 61.0158: Black holes, gold asteroids and gravitational waves in time!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/07/2454m 15s

Do neutrinos get redshifted?

Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens to neutrinos as the Universe expands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/06/2457m 40s

Is the length of a day changing?

Daniel and Katie spin a tale of how the velocity of the Earth's surface is changing under our feet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/06/2452m 38s

Listener Questions 60,491: Mini solar systems, greek physics and black holes!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/06/2447m 56s

Can supernovas cause ice ages?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how the greatest cosmic fireballs might trigger ice ages here on Earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/06/2448m 7s

Listener Questions 59: Interstellar probes and fractional electrons

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about travel to and from other stars and whether scientists have split the electron.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/06/2445m 51s

Does dark matter have an anti-particle?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the relationship between matter, dark matter and anti-matter!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/06/2449m 55s

Why don't we have nuclear powered airplanes?

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether planes could be powered by nuclear reactors and whether that would be a bad idea, or a very bad idea.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/06/2442m 56s

Listener Questions 58: Donuts, disaster and discoveries!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/06/2446m 27s

The science fiction Universe of "Constellation"

Daniel talks to Peter Harness, screenwriter for "Constellation", about the quantum rules of his fictional Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/05/2449m 44s

Listener Questions 57: Philosophy, Quantum Mechanics and Beta Decay!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/05/2443m 23s

Who was the most influential scientist?

Daniel talks to Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of "The Man From the Future" about the life and impact of John von NeumannSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/05/2458m 3s

What's the electric charge of the Universe?

Daniel and Katie reveal the shocking truth about the balance between positive and negative particles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/05/2450m 22s

Listener Questions 56: Neutron Stars, Dense matter and shared atmospheres!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/05/2441m 50s

What mysteries are hiding in the extra-galactic background light?

Daniel and Jorge explore the challenges of detecting light from outside the Milky Way, and the secrets it might reveal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/05/2456m 2s

What’s the largest asteroid impact in Earth’s history?

Daniel and Kelly review the most cataclysmic impacts in our planet's history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/05/2450m 12s

Listener Questions 55: Time and waves!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/05/2451m 18s

What is quantum biology?

Daniel and Kelly explore how biological systems rely on the quantum nature of matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/05/2459m 19s

What is gravitoelectromagnetism?

Daniel and Katie bushwack their way between theories of gravity and electromagnetism, looking for the elusive connection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/04/2450m 6s

Physics of the Internet

Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/04/2446m 34s

Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/04/2450m 6s

Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity?

Daniel and Jorge talk about real science of element 115 and whether it aligns with the spectacular story of anti-gravity alien ships at Area 51.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/04/2444m 21s

Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/04/2441m 22s

How metallic is the Sun?

Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/04/2444m 25s

Listener Questions 52

Daniel and Jorge talk about aliens, answer a question from a high school class, and advise a listener about destroying the moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/04/2451m 20s

Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict?

Daniel talks to Rabbi Jack Schlacter, a physicist at Los Alamos, about the movie Oppenheimer and the connections and conflicts between physics and judaism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/04/241h

The most promising particle physics anomalies

Daniel talks to Harry Cliff, author of the new book "Space Oddities", about the most intriguing unexplained particle physics experiments and what they might mean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/04/241h 14m

Listener Questions 51

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/03/2450m 25s

What happened to M33's black hole?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/03/2446m 17s

Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/03/2448m 40s

How does electricity work?

Daniel and Katie explain how electric current, lightning and static electricity emerge from the strange quantum nature of electrical charge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/03/2459m 7s

Physics of Chocolate

Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep but tenuous connection between physics and chocolate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/03/241h 13m

Listener Questions 49: Black Holes, Neutrinos and Gravitational waves!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and get stuck in philosophical rabbit holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/03/2450m 41s

Is the Universe made of waves (Part 2)

Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 2)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/03/2453m 17s

Is the Universe made of waves (Part 1)

Daniel talks to Matt Strassler about how everything is vibrating, and his new book "Waves in an Impossible Sea" (Part 1)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/03/2443m 35s

Are there charm quarks in the proton?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the cozy story of the proton might need to be updated to describe all of its true charm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/02/2449m 2s

Why is quantum gravity so hard?

Daniel and Jorge explain why the two theories of physics are so at odds with each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/02/2458m 7s

What is cold welding?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how its possible to merge metals without melting!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/02/2446m 17s

How is general relativity wrong?

Daniel and Jorge talk about why we think Einstein was wrong about the nature of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/02/2457m 12s

Listener Questions 48: Vacations, Destruction and Anti-matter Black Holes

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and try to avoid giving marriage advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/02/2456m 30s

Have interstellar meteors hit the Earth?

Daniel and Kelly analyze recent claims of the recovery of iron spheres from interstellar meteors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/02/2454m 19s

Can we see inside things using muons?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the weirdness of muons and how they can let us see inside things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/02/2450m 33s

Why do some galaxies have bars?

Daniel and Jorge explain what we know about the bars at the center of galaxies, and what mysteries they might hide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/02/2445m 33s

What is quantum relativity?

Daniel and Katie grapple with an effort to explain how quantum mechanics could arise from relativity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/02/2458m 34s

Were all the forces once one?

Daniel and Jorge explore whether the fundamental forces can be linked together, and whether they all acted as one in the early Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/01/2456m 23s

What is the dark flow?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the whole Universe is in motion, and what could be pulling on itSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/01/2448m 34s

Listener Questions 47: Gravity, Time, Photons

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Ask your questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/01/2447m 10s

What are octonions?

Daniel and Jorge talk about super complex numbers and how they might hold the secrets of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/01/2446m 28s

What's hidden inside planets?

Daniel talks to Prof. Sabine Stanley about what's happening inside planets, and how that helps us understand what's out there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/01/2450m 57s

How do particles carry forces?

Daniel and Jorge push and pull on the simple picture of particles exchanging other particlesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/01/2448m 27s

How can we find life on other planets?

Daniel talks to Prof. Aomawa Shields, auther of "Life on Other Planets" about the the climate of exoplanets and her unusual path to astronomy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/01/241h 2m

What are land tides?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how tidal forces shape the Earth itself and the life on it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/01/2444m 14s

What is a symmetron?

Daniel and Jorge talk about creative ways to explain the accelerating expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/01/2449m 20s

Does hot or cold water freeze faster?

Daniel and Jorge get the chills when they discover how little we know about water.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/12/2344m 9s

Listener Questions 46: Mountains, ether and time!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about reviving old theories, building tall mountains, and passing time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/12/2346m 50s

What is the electrical charge of the moon?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the moon is positive, negative or neutral!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/12/2341m 55s

Can planets share an orbit?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether two planets could share an orbit around a star, or whether there would be too much gravitational squabbling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/12/2345m 40s

What shapes can galaxies take?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the weird, wacky shapes of galaxies and the cosmic story they tell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/12/2349m 34s

What’s the difference between inertial and gravitational mass?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether there are two or one kind of mass and the massive consequences.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/12/2349m 29s

Has our solar system lost any planets?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how instabilities in the early solar system may have ejected an ancient ice giant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/12/2347m 47s

Are there galaxies without dark matter?

Daniel and Jorge discuss how dark matter shapes our Universe and whether it would be possible to have a galaxy without it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/12/2342m 10s

Does quantum mechanics conserve energy?

Daniel and Jorge explore whether basic rules of our Universe are broken at the quantum scale.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/11/2349m 11s

Listener Questions 45: Gravity and Black holes

Daniel and Jorge venture to the edge of human knowledge about black holes, gravity and magnetic fields.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/11/2345m 2s

The Science Fiction Universe of "Invasion"

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/11/231h 2m

Who was the first scientist?

Daniel talkes to Prof. James Poskett about how the history of science has much more nuance and global participation than the standard mythology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/11/2355m 13s

The Science Fiction Universe of "Venemous Lumpsucker" by Ned Beauman

Daniel and Kelly chat with Ned Beauman, author of "Venemous Lumpsucker" a cautionary tale about applying free market strategies to preventing extinction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/11/231h 4m

Why is there quantum uncertainty?

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with one of the fuzziest concepts in quantum mechanicsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/11/2349m 21s

What did the early Universe sound like?

Daniel and Jorge take you back to the early Universe and the sound bubbles that seeded everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/11/2347m 46s

Can we settle space? Should we? Have we really thought this through?

Daniel talks to Kelly and Zach Weinersmith about whether humanity is ready to move into the stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/11/231h 8m

What's the matter with matter in the Universe?

Daniel and Jorge dig into the history of matter, dark matter and dark energy, explaining how they used to have very different ratios.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/11/2344m 5s

Listener Questions 44: Deep questions from listeners like you!

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the Earth's tilt, steampunk atoms and fundamental pixels of rad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/10/2348m 58s

Which force(s) power the human senses?

Daniel and Katie talk about how we experience the Universe and what physics underlies our senses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/10/231h 20m

Could we see moons around exoplanets?

Daniel and Jorge are over the moon about the possibility of spotting alien moons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/10/2353m 5s

Could we seed exoplanets with life?

Daniel and Kelly wrangle with the tricky science and ethics of sending microbes to distant worlds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/10/231h 3m

Do Black Holes Have Hair?

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the hairy question of what's happening inside and on the surface of black holes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/10/2347m 30s

Was the interstellar visitor oumuamua natural or artificial?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the claims that 'Oumuamua might have been alien space junk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/10/231h 5m

Could dark matter be making flashes of light?

Daniel and Jorge break down a new study that looks for dark matter using both gravity and light.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/10/2343m 52s

Where is all the missing matter?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the effort to track down all the quarks in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/10/2345m 21s

How does gravity escape a black hole?

Daniel and Katie warp their minds around the question of what gravitational information really is and what we know about a black hole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/10/2357m 11s

Listener Questions 43: Light, heat and vision

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send in your questions to questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/09/2343m 8s

Great, Big Questions about the Universe

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from young people about the Universe, to mark Jorge's new book!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/09/2342m 18s

How important is cosmic dust?

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/09/2344m 27s

Explain the Universe: Behind the Scenes

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/09/231h 29m

How big is the smallest habitable planet?

Daniel and Kelly talk about what it would take to live away from Earth, and whether a small planet could host humanity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/09/2347m 43s

Why do moving objects look shorter?

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the weird consequences and hard questions of special relativity!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/09/2350m 12s

How do we measure the Higgs boson mass?

Daniel and Jorge talk about why the Higgs mass is such an important number and how physicists weigh such a fleeting particle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/09/2348m 59s

Listener Questions 42: Life, the Universe and Ghosts!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/09/2348m 11s

Why do scientists do simulations?

Daniel and Jorge explain how simulation lets scientists answer new kinds of questions about the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/08/2358m 32s

Have we seen more or fewer gravitational waves than expected?

Daniel and Katie talk about what physicists expected when they turned on a new kind of ear for listening to the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/08/231h 2m

Why is space so flat?

Daniel and Jorge talk about what it means for space to be curved, how we measure it and why the answer is a puzzle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/08/2350m 41s

The Science Fiction Universe of "Meru" by SB Divya

Daniel and Kelly talk to the author of "Meru" about a future which blurs the line between humans and machines.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/08/2351m 46s

What is the maximum vacuum?

Daniel and Jorge talk about what is revealed if you empty space of all possible particles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/08/2351m 40s

The Science Fiction Universe of "Orbital Cloud"

Daniel and Kelly talk to Tayio Fujii, author of "Orbital Cloud" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/08/2344m 15s

What does the center of the galaxy look like?

Daniel and Jorge turn their eyes to the center of the galactic action and give us a sense for where we are.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/08/2349m 32s

How fast can a black hole spin?

Daniel and Katie get their heads spinning as they spiral into the center of spinning black holesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/08/2352m 29s

How can we look for magnetic monopoles?

Daniel and Jorge talk about a particle with a pure magnetic charge and how to look for it using a cubic kilometer of ice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/08/2349m 37s

How massive is a neutrino?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysterious mass of the neutrino and how we can measure it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/08/2355m 5s

How can we keep solar panels clean on Mars?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep solar panels bright and powerful when they far away on a dusty planet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/07/2343m 2s

What is a non-Newtonian fluid?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the gooey physics of honey, gravity, asphalt and ketchup!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/07/2353m 2s

Listener Questions 41: Questions about the mass of the Universe, moons made of gas, and backyard blackholes.

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/07/2349m 5s

What everyone misunderstands about the Universe

Daniel talks to Zach Weinersmith about the most common misconceptions about our Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/07/231h 1m

How stable is the Earth's orbit?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we can expect the Earth to continue in its path forever, or if our days are numbered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/07/2349m 45s

Do things get more massive the faster they move?

Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when you start to move fast, and whether it makes sense to think about your mass growing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/07/2349m 25s

How do planets get their moons?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how a planets gets its natural satellites and the stories that each one reveals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/07/2349m 24s

Do all galaxies have central black holes?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether galaxies have to have black holes at their hearts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/07/2348m 45s

How to use the whole galaxy to hear huge gravitational waves

Daniel and Jorge break down the recent discovery of huge gravitational waves by NANOGrav, and what it means about supermassive black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/06/231h

What drives the movement of Earth’s continents?

Daniel and Jorge explore the deep, violent history of the Earth's surface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/06/2346m 47s

What happens if you explode a nuclear bomb in space?

Daniel and Katie touch on the explosive question of nuclear weapons and explain the impact of space-based explosions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/06/2352m 22s

Listener Questions 40: Ways our Universe could end us

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about the dangers of our Universe and whether engineers could save us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/06/2353m 41s

Could there be more than one theory of everything?

Daniel talks to philosopher Thomas Barrett about whether there could be multiple effective descriptions of our Universe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/06/2346m 12s

Why are some things transparent?

Daniel and Jorge try to see through the mysteries of transparency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/06/2354m 48s

What is a superluminous supernova?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the super names for some of the most incredible events in astronomy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/06/2350m 34s

What color is the Sun?

Daniel and Katie talk about the amazing physics, chemistry and biology that determines how we see the Sun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/06/2353m 22s

Why does the Universe have antiparticles?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe would make sense without antimatter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/06/2349m 48s

Could we reveal quantum gravity in a tabletop experiment?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how clever experiments might provide a breakthrough in the effort to understand the quantum nature of space-time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/05/2357m 13s

What is tidal locking?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how the gravitational dance of the Earth and Moon, and other objects in and out of our Solar System.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/05/2344m 22s

What's the best way to measure the expansion of the Universe?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how to use different cosmic rulers to measure the expansion of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/05/2357m 57s

Listener Questions 39: gravitons, antimatter and unified forces!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Submit your question to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/05/2350m 14s

Will our supercluster be torn apart?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep future fate of our cosmic neighborhood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/05/2354m 55s

Do black holes have a maximum electric charge?

Daniel and Jorge explore whether its possible to crack open a black hole by overcharging it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/05/2348m 46s

What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?

Daniel and Kelly talk about what the night sky would look like if you travelled back to the time of the dinosaurs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/05/2348m 33s

Could spacetime be a fluid?

Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/05/2354m 23s

Could black holes help form stars?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the delicate process of star formation and how black holes may be able to contribute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/05/2347m 58s

What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes?

Daniel and Katie talk about things in the sky that pulse, and a recent discovery of a puzzling set of pulses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/04/2355m 38s

What is a glueball?

Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/04/2353m 14s

How do we measure the gravitational constant?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the number that controls the strength of gravity and why it's so hard to measure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/04/2348m 36s

Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/04/2350m 48s

Why can't two electrons be in the same place?

Daniel and Jorge explore the Pauli exclusion principle: why some particles avoid each other and how it affects the nature of our Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/04/2354m 50s

What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/04/2348m 55s

Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?

Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/04/2352m 30s

How does carbon dating work?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/04/2349m 31s

Is there a better way to accelerate particles?

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/03/2351m 53s

What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?

Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/03/2347m 36s

Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/03/2349m 39s

Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?

Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/03/2353m 13s

Could we spot an alien nuclear blast?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/03/2356m 25s

Could some particles have tiny electric charges?

Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/03/2356m 30s

How can we measure the curvature of space?

Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/03/2352m 44s

How do space telescopes point themselves?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/03/2353m 30s

Listener Questions 36

Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases. https://tinyurl.com/3cf7hvu3See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/03/2349m 3s

Could black holes be making the Universe expand faster?

Daniel and Jorge discuss a brand new result that suggests that black holes might be driving the unexplained expansion of the UniverseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/02/2355m 20s

Do gravitational waves leave a mark on the Universe?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether gravitational waves cause permanent distortions of space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/02/2350m 52s

Can the Parker solar probe shed light on the Sun?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the daring and dangerous mission of the Parker Solar Probe and what it might reveal about the Sun.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/02/2350m 6s

What's the problem with the Standard Model?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the holes in the current theory of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/02/2353m 55s

The Science Fiction Universe of "A Half Built Garden" by Ruthanna Emrys

Daniel and Kelly talk about a novel where aliens give humans advice about climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/02/2353m 41s

355 Days in Space: Finding Meaning with Astronaut Mark Vande Hei

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. This is a paid advertisement from IBM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/02/2331m 11s

What's the real speed limit of the Universe?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how close photons and protons can get to the speed of light, and what's stopping them!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/02/2348m 55s

Listener Questions 35: Exomoons, black holes and math!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Write to us at questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/02/2349m 31s

Does gravity make rainbows?

Daniel and Jorge talk about a speculative theory called "rainbow gravity" which might help us understand the origins of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/02/2351m 46s

Why can't stars fuse Iron?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how stars fuse lighter elements and what changes when they reach Iron.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/01/2347m 25s

Does particle spin affect life on Earth?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/01/2347m 41s

What's going on with Przybylski's Star?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/01/2351m 19s

The Science of "For All Mankind"

Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/01/2356m 34s

Does anti-matter feel anti-gravity?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/01/2354m 11s

Did NASA accidentally invent a warp drive?

Daniel and Jorge dissect research articles claiming sudden progress in warp technologySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/01/2349m 35s

Could a grand unified theory of physics be impossible?

Daniel talks with Dr. Katie Robertson about whether there even is a single unified theory of physics for us to discover.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/01/2347m 32s

Listener Questions about light and black holes

Daniel and Jorge absorb listener questions, reflect on the answers and emit some silly jokesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/01/2354m 18s

How powerful could a civilization get?

Daniel and Jorge discuss the Kardashev Scale, Kardashians, Cryptocurrencies and crpytozoology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/01/2350m 15s

What is quantized inertia?

Daniel and Jorge explore the mystery of inertia and whether a controversial theory can explain it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/12/2250m 14s

Was the Higgs boson discovery a triumph or disappointment?

Daniel and Jorge debate whether the Higgs boson discovery marks the end of collider physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/12/2249m 58s

The biggest collisions in the Universe

Bonus episode: Daniel and Jorge visit the metaverse to discuss what happens when particles, stars, galaxies or superclusters collide!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/12/2223m 52s

The science of time travel television

Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of "Umbrella Academy", "Time Traveler's Wife" and "Dark".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/12/2256m 19s

What is the Big Rip?

Daniel and Jorge talk about what would happen if dark energy increased and tore the Universe apart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/12/2254m 29s

Could dark matter be a superfluid?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether a new idea for dark matter might overcome some discrepancies in galaxy behavior.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/12/2250m 56s

Could black holes actually be fuzzballs?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the dark massive objects we've observed could be something stringier and stranger than black holes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/12/2251m 47s

Is there a pattern to asteroid impacts on Earth?

Daniel and Katie talk about whether a future impact is predictable or random. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/12/2259m 30s

What is a black hole eclipse?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes can be blocked or can block other objects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/12/2253m 23s

What is the densest planet?

Daniel and Jorge wonder about which planets would float if you dunked them in a cosmic tub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/12/2257m 8s

Does the Moon have an atmosphere?

Daniel and Kelly talk about what you might breathe if you opened your space-helmet on the surface of the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/11/2248m 29s

How do we know quantum mechanics is really random?

Daniel and Jorge wrestle with Bell's experiment and the philosophical consequences.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/11/2257m 41s

Listener Questions 33: Questions from your kids!

Daniel and Jorge talk about what nothing looks like, whether Thor's hammer would destroy the Earth and rogue stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/11/2247m 52s

What are sterile neutrinos?

Daniel and Jorge talk about a new stealthy kind of neutrino that might neaten up the mess left by all of the other neutrinos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/11/2250m 42s

Why is math so important for physics?

Daniel talks to mathematician Steve Strogatz about why calculus seems to describe the Universe so well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/11/2256m 20s

How can the Universe expand faster than the speed of light?

Daniel and Jorge blow their own minds talking about the faster-than-light expansion of the Universe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/11/2252m 36s

Can you send messages without particles?

Daniel and Jorge talk about ingenious quantum tricks to send information without actual particles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/11/2248m 40s

How do planets get rings?

Daniel and Katie talk about planetary rings and what they tell us about the history of the solar system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2258m 21s

Can you make matter out of pure electrons?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the quest to build a crystal out of only electrons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/2252m 24s

What are the most common elements in the Universe?

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/10/2257m 10s

Listener Questions 31: Photons, aliens, and baseball

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/10/2253m 8s

How dangerous is nuclear waste?

Daniel talks to experts about the waste produced by nuclear reactors, the dangers, risks and options.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/10/221h 9m

What's up with Iapetus?

Daniel and Jorge dissect the history of this mysterious solar system object.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/10/2251m 56s

Can you communicate with neutrinos?

Daniel and Katie talk about how to detect information carried by the ghostly neutrino, and how to send neutr-emails.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/10/2258m 35s

The Science of "The Spare Man"

Daniel and Kelly talk with Mary Robinette Kowal about the science of murder in space in her new book "The Spare Man" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/10/2258m 10s

What's it like to be an alien?

Daniel talks to Dr. Arik Kershenbaum about what alien animals might be like, how they might sense and communicate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/10/2256m 56s

Listener Questions 32: Particles, particles, particles!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you, all about the particles around us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/10/221h

Why does physics even work?

Daniel talks to Prof. Tim O'Connor about why the craziness of the world around us seems to resolve into things we can understand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/09/2254m 56s

What is negative temperature?

Daniel and Jorge talk about hot and cold coffee, weather and desserts and wrestle with whether things can be colder than zero!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/09/2250m 47s

Is math the language of the Universe?

Daniel talks to Prof. Mark Colyvan, philosopher of mathematics, about whether math is something we invented or discovered.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/09/2259m 32s

What are quantum glasses?

Daniel and Jorge talk about finding order among the messiness of the Universe, and the strange frustration of quantum spin glasses.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/09/2251m 40s

What will the Lucy mission teach us?

Daniel and Kelly walk through the trajectory of the Lucy mission and talk about what it might teach us about our origins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/09/2250m 52s

Why haven't we seen a Milky Way Supernova in 400 years?

Daniel and Katie talk about the mysteries of supernovae, and why we haven't seen a local one since Kepler! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/09/2257m 55s

What's inside a neutron star?

Daniel and Jorge take a bite out of "nuclear pasta" and dive into the heart of these strange stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/09/2256m 56s

What's the amplituhedron?

Daniel and Jorge grapple with this hard-to-say word that might make complex quantum calculations much easier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/09/2253m 44s

Did the James Webb Space Telescope disprove the Big Bang Theory?

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/09/2251m 16s

If the Universe is infinite, why is the night sky dark?

Daniel and Kelly wrestle with competing infinities to understand why the night sky is not catastrophically ablaze with light. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/08/2253m 42s

Listener Questions about discoveries

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about how discoveries are made, the most important recent discoveries and how to detect aliens.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/08/2252m 40s

Could there be two dimensions of time?

Daniel and Jorge grapple with the possibility that time could flow in more than one direction, at the same time(s).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/08/2251m 39s

How long does a neutron live?

Daniel and Katie talk about how one of the basic building blocks of matter is surprisingly impermanent and mysterious. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/08/2258m 23s

Can a gravitational wave pass through a black hole?

Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when one superstar of physics slams into another.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/08/2255m 37s

What is superdeterminism?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the lengths people will go to avoid accepting the randomness of quantum mechanics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/08/2250m 6s

Is the speed of light the same in all directions?

Daniel and Jorge break down the differences between the two-way and one-way speed of light.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/08/2250m 12s

Are black holes hot or not?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes have a temperature and if we can ever know! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/08/2254m 19s

Listener Questions about aliens, black holes and white holes!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/08/2248m 13s

What is early dark energy?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe got an extra boost of expansion early on, and if it's cartoonists' fault. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/07/2257m 55s

What can slime molds teach us about dark matter?

Daniel and Katie talk about where the missing matter in the Universe might be, and how slime molds might help us find it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/07/2255m 53s

What did the first JWST images reveal?

Daniel and Jorge walk through the first images from our fancy new space telescope! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/07/2257m 39s

Why is momentum conserved?

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/07/2259m 5s

What is laser fusion?

Daniel and Jorge break down the science of using huge lasers to zap frozen pellets of hydrogen. Or ice cream. Or cartoonists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/07/2258m 3s

How do galaxies die?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysteries of why galaxies stop making stars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/07/2248m 47s

What is a quark gluon plasma?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the hottest state of matter ever created, and make up silly names for it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/07/2256m 39s

How do fireworks work?

Daniel and Jorge blow your mind with the physics and chemistry of how fireworks sparkle and entertain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/07/2251m 46s

What happens to event horizons when black holes collide?

Daniel and Jorge take you step by step through the process of black hole mergers . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1M-AbWIlVQ&t=47sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/06/2257m 54s

Do photons bump into each other?

Daniel and Jorge bump brains and talk about whether beams of light interact or pass through each other. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/06/2259m 50s

Listener Questions about Annihilation

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about anti-muons, Daniel's research, and dimensional weapons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/06/2258m 3s

What is Energy?

Daniel and Jorge tackle some of one of the simplest but trickiest concepts in physics.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/06/2256m 43s

Could aliens teach us science?

Daniel talks to Sam Kimpton-Nye about whether aliens do science the same way we do.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/06/2245m 36s

Can the Earth survive when the Sun expands?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how we use our smarts to survive the changing conditions in the far future solar system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/06/2254m 41s

What will the next generation of space telescopes reveal?

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/06/2257m 20s

Could the Universe be shaped like a donut?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how much dark chocolate can fit in Universes of various shapes and sizes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/06/2259m 7s

Where is most of Earth's water?

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/06/221h

What if gravity were much stronger?

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about gravity, the CMB and distant disappearing objects! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/05/2255m 11s

Tech in the Great Outdoors

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 outside and go exploring. We look at how tech can play a part in getting back to nature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/05/2232m 17s

What does our black hole look like?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the recent picture of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/05/2256m 52s

Is the whole Universe spinning?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the whole Universe can spin, and whether it is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/05/2255m 15s

What is a particle?

Daniel and Jorge grapple with this particularly tricky and philosophical question. Music credit:  https://theamberbugs.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/05/2259m 15s

Can we defend the Earth from deadly space rocks?

Daniel and Kelly talk about where space rocks come from, how dangerous they are and what humanity can do about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/05/2257m 16s

What does the NICER telescope study?

Daniel and Jorge explain how an X-ray telescope works and what it reveals about the inside of neutron stars.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/05/2251m 14s

Can we escape a black hole with a warp drive or wormhole?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether loopholes and wormholes will let you escape black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/05/2250m 56s

Creature Feature: The Physics of Animal Color

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/05/221h 5m

Can the human eye see a single photon?

Daniel and Katie talk about the physics of color and whether the eyeball is a quantum measurement device. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/05/221h 12m

Introducing: Spyology Squad

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 for kids 6-12 who love science and solving problems. Check out the trailer to see if this show is what the little ones you love will enjoy! Show description: Packed with adventure every week! In Spyology Squad, you’ll follow Jayden, Ava, and Mr. Jim as they work to defeat Dr. Stinkybreath and his Purple Ninjas! Every week we’ll learn all about a new subject in science, have fun, and save the world together!  Listen and subscribe to Spyology Squad on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/05/221m 46s

What came first matter or energy?

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about the solar system and the early Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/05/2252m 23s

What can neutrinos teach us about supernovas?

Daniel and Jorge explore what we can learn about the Universe's biggest explosions using ghostly particles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/04/2257m 56s

Is the W boson too massive?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the recent measurement of the W mass that shocked particle physicists. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/04/2258m 38s

Is nuclear power worth the risks?

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether we need nuclear power to reduce carbon emissions, and whether it can be done safely.  https://www.smbc-comics.com/soonish/lostchapter/index.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/04/221h 7m

The science fiction universe of "Lost in Space"

Daniel and Jorge talk to Kari Drake, writer on "Lost in Space" about the science of that Universe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/04/2252m 14s

What are zombie stars?

Daniel and Jorge talk about stars that die, and then come back to shine again!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/04/2249m 28s

What if the speed of light were slower?

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about ice ages, black holes and the speed of light. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/04/2252m 35s

Is it dangerous to send messages to aliens?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether attempts to communicate with extra terrestrial civilizations are worth the risk. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/04/221h 15m

Are there particles that don't have anti-particles?

Daniel and Jorge discuss whether Majorana particles are real, and crack a real life mystery about the fate of Ettore Majorana. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/04/2252m 36s

How big can a comet get?

Daniel and Katie talk about the biggest possible scoop of solar-system gelato, and what it might mean for the future of humanity! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/03/2251m 27s

What could aliens teach us about the Universe?

Daniel talks to Noam Chomsky about how to communicate with aliens? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/03/2252m 33s

What will the new probes to Venus reveal?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysteries of Venus and what the next generation of probes might teach us. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/03/2245m 40s

Could we build a particle collider on the moon?

Daniel and Katie talk about what such a huge collider could reveal, and whether it would be a good idea. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/03/2257m 5s

Can molton salt reactors produce electricity safely?

Daniel and Jorge talk about alternative designs for fission plants that could produce electricity much more safely. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/03/2246m 58s

How to take over the world

Daniel and Jorge talk to Ryan North about how to use science to become a supervillain Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/03/2259m 12s

Can we put black holes to work for us?

Daniel and Jorge discuss how the twisted spacetime around a spinning black hole can be used to pull energy from a black hole. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/03/2250m 52s

Why do stars twinkle?

Daniel and Jorge sing a scientificsong about the many reasons a star might twinkle. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/03/2251m 9s

What is dark radiation?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether dark matter feels dark forces. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/03/2249m 53s

What is the future of exoplanet research?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/03/2259m 15s

Where does the Higgs get its mass?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/02/2249m 59s

Can you roast a marshmallow in space, and other listener questions.

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/02/2248m 50s

Is there Uranium on Uranus?

Daniel and Kelly probe a heavy question about heavy metals on Uranus. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/02/2250m 7s

Does the Universe have a preferred direction?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/02/2247m 18s

Why does the Higgs boson like Mexican hats?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/02/2251m 17s

Can we build a wormhole?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/02/2255m 19s

Listener questions about alien tech, the Earth's orbit and its future!

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/02/2248m 24s

Is there an explanation for the Universe, or is it random?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/02/2258m 12s

The next revolution in theoretical physics

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/01/2255m 52s

Could our galaxy have a dark matter center?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/01/2247m 50s

Could life have started much earlier in the Universe?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/01/2256m 16s

The mysterious phenomenon of turning sound into light

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/01/2251m 4s

Do we know where dark matter is?

Daniel and Jorge talk about where dark matter is in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/01/2249m 36s

What's happening to the Hyades Cluster?

Daniel and Kelly talk about the dramatic brutal cosmic fate of the Hyades Cluster. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/01/2244m 50s

Why black holes are actually bright.

Daniel and Jorge talk about the incredible, ironic brightness of black holes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/01/2255m 56s

What happens when stars collide?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/01/2252m 44s

Did this particle cause the Big Bang?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the inflaton particle, and whether its responsible for EVERYTHING. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/12/2152m 7s

What if the asteroid hadn't killed the dinosaurs?

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions and give a special birthday shout out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/12/2150m 45s

Could quantum mechanics be deterministic?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/12/2150m 2s

What is Zodiacal Light?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the amazing physics of space DUST. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/12/2151m 36s

Will starlink spoil astronomy?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/12/2145m 37s

Can something be both a conductor and insulator?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/12/2149m 44s

Did our Universe evolve?

Daniel and Jorge discuss the theory of Cosmological Natural Selection Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/12/2150m 39s

How should we search for extra terrestrial intelligence?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/12/2143m 59s

Things that glow in the dark

Daniel and Jorge talk about the biology, chemistry and physics of glowing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/12/2151m 3s

Kids questions about the Universe!

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/11/2146m 45s

The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Daniel talks to Sean Carroll about the quantum multiverse, and whether it is real Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/11/2155m 42s

Could a solar flare wipe out humanity?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/11/2146m 14s

How to be a supervillain with physics.

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from aspiring supervillains, helping with their schemes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/11/2147m 47s

How do we measure the speed of light?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/11/2150m 30s

Why do we think dark matter is made of particles?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/11/2145m 41s

How did exotic particles change the Universe?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/11/2154m 21s

What is Relational Quantum Mechanics?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/11/2149m 16s

Frequently Asked Listener Questions About the Universe!

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/11/2148m 28s

Why does gravity slow down time?

Daniel and Jorge explore why time slows down when space is curved Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/10/2147m 0s

How do you spot a wormhole?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/10/2152m 7s

Are black holes really black holes?

Daniel and Jorge explore the question of whether black holes are actually "dark stars" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/10/2143m 26s

Are neutrinos hiding the dark matter?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/10/2151m 23s

Black Hole Questions!

Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about black holes Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/10/2144m 37s

What is a quantum eraser?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/10/2149m 13s

How many generations of stars will there be?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/10/2151m 9s

Is time pixelated?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how finely sliced time can get. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/10/2151m 23s

What hidden symmetry is controlling the Universe?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/09/2154m 18s

Do fission reactors occur naturally?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether fission reactors are found in Nature Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/09/2144m 21s

Does the Universe need cause and effect?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/09/2150m 4s

Does the weak force attract or repel?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/09/2150m 21s

Is the Universe a hologram?

Could the 3D entire Universe be a projection from a 2D surface somewhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/09/2147m 32s

Listener Questions 17: hamsters, black holes and higgs fields!

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/09/2146m 24s

Can you be motionless in space?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/09/2152m 2s

Why don't we have electric airplanes?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/09/2152m 9s

What will the Giant Magellan Telescope show us?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/09/2157m 55s

What is a space hurricane?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/08/2143m 34s

What's a proton made of?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/08/2149m 14s

What if our particles were different?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/08/2151m 0s

What is a light cone?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/08/2147m 3s

How many particles has the Large Hadron Collider discovered?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/08/2148m 35s

Why is the three-body problem so hard?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/08/2147m 14s

How many stars can a solar system have?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/08/2147m 22s

Listener Questions 16: pictures from space, antimatter stars and Jupiter-eating aliens!

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/08/2146m 37s

Can we use the galaxy as a gravitational wave detector?

Daniel explains how pulsars can be used as a galaxy-sized physics experiment. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/08/2143m 32s

How does a plasma thruster work?

Will a plasma-based spaceship engine let humanity zoom between planets? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/07/2145m 29s

Can you outrun a flash of light?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/07/2146m 15s

How were pulsars discovered?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/07/2146m 26s

The SF Universe of Cadwell Turnbull's "The Lesson"

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/07/211h 4m

What's the cosmic gravitational background?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/07/2151m 39s

What do the Navy UFO videos really mean?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/07/211h 17m

Is infinity real or just mathematical?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/07/2155m 7s

How many moons does the Earth have?

Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith count the number of moons orbiting the Earth! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/07/2154m 25s

Listener Questions: photon information, simulated Universes and Daniel's fantasy science budget

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/07/2147m 16s

The SF Universe of Essa Hansen's novel "Nophek Gloss"

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/06/2157m 30s

Is it possible to have a two-dimensional object?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/06/2151m 9s

Are there stars made of dark matter?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/06/2144m 56s

Where are all the medium-sized black holes?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/06/2146m 4s

How was the cosmic microwave background discovered?

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 https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/06/2148m 11s

How many Higgs bosons are there?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/06/2145m 47s

Where did the Earth's atmosphere come from?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/06/2147m 50s

What did we learn from the Arecibo Radio Telescope?

Daniel and Jorge tell the story of the construction, the scientific insights and the collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/06/2144m 6s

Why does measuring a quantum object change it?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/06/2159m 7s

Can there be life INSIDE a black hole?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/05/2152m 20s

Listener Questions: the expanding observable Universe, what it's like to be a photon and the age of the Universe

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://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/05/2140m 52s

What is Frame Dragging?

Daniel and Jorge explain how space can get twisted up around spinning objects. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/05/2142m 59s

Is space-based solar power realistic?

Daniel and guest host Kelly Weinersmith talk about getting solar power FROM SPACE! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/05/2151m 38s

Does Mars Have a Liquid Center?

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.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/05/2142m 12s

What's the most promising theory of EVERYTHING?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/05/2153m 13s

What's the most powerful volcano in the Solar System?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/05/2146m 45s

Can the Universe exist without space?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/05/2146m 6s

The Science Fiction Universe of SB Divya

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/04/2157m 52s

Can brains spontaneously form in space?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/04/2146m 0s

Listener Questions: Black Holes, Dark Entropy and a Radio Free Zone!

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 at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/04/2142m 48s

Did CERN just discover a new particle, using penguins?

Daniel and Jorge explain the exciting new results from the LHCb experiment! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/04/2143m 35s

Did Fermilab just discover a new particle?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/04/2144m 40s

Have we solved the black hole information paradox?

Daniel and Jorge break down recent advances in quantum gravity! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/04/2155m 22s

What's a Tesseract?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/04/2143m 47s

Did Jupiter once have a different orbit?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/04/2146m 26s

What's the heaviest stable element?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/04/2146m 38s

What's the Huge Large Quasar Group?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/03/2141m 35s

What is the Space Roar?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the mysterious, unexplained "space roar" and whether its a clue about something new in the Universe. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/03/2146m 41s

What was the pioneer anomaly?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/03/2145m 1s

The Science Finction Universe of Lindsay Ellis

Daniel and Jorge talk about the Universe of Lindsay Ellis' novel "Axiom's End" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/03/2149m 22s

Daniel answers Listener Questions about black holes, antimatter stars and why the Universe exists!

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/03/2145m 47s

Why does our Universe have a Cold Spot?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/03/2146m 36s

What are boson stars?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/03/2147m 42s

Daniel answers Listener Questions about the smell of space, the electroweak force and spotting distant aliens.

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/03/2144m 48s

What are globular clusters?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/03/2144m 58s

What is a Quantum Dot?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/02/2141m 26s

Daniel answers Listener Questions about diamond rain on Jupiter, travel near the speed of light and the tilt of Uranus.

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://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/02/2136m 40s

Can we see evidence of a previous Universe?

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.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/02/2140m 52s
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