8 episodes
Crash Course Pods: The Universe Crash Course Pods, Complexly
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4.8 • 20 Ratings
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Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist, walks #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green through the history of the entire universe - including the parts that haven’t been written yet.
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Ep. 7: What’s Keeping the Stars Apart
In this episode, Katie Mack and John Green discuss the wonder keeping the stars apart... dark energy.
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Ep. 6: The Story of Dark Matter
"How do we know that dark matter is there?" In this episode, Dr. Katie Mack and John Green unpack the full story of dark matter.
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Ep. 5: Black Holes
In this episode, John and Katie take a break from talking through the universe's timeline to focus on a mystery of our cosmos: black holes.
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Ep. 4: When The Stars Turned On
In this episode, the universe begins to become visible to itself. Dr. Katie Mack teaches John Green about the moment the stars turned on, while John seeks to answer one question... do humans matter to the universe?
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Ep. 3: The Dark Ages of the Cosmos
In this episode, the universe as we know it starts to come into focus. Dr. Katie Mack teaches John Green about the cosmic dark ages, the possibility of a multiverse, and the connection between the hot, dense early universe and today.
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Ep. 2: Why We Can Exist
Dr. Katie Mack and John Green discuss the fundamental forces of nature, the tiny ovens we know as particle colliders, and how we all can exist.
Customer Reviews
Katie Mack rules!
Her book The End of Everything is the best and it seems her podcasting is even better. I’m grateful and feel relieved she is able to translate her and her peers’ thinking into beautiful terms and images that normal folk like me can follow - she hopefully can attract much needed funding into the sciences. Please don’t go to Mars, Dr Mack, we need you here!
Just fantastic
this is so well done. With Katie’s deep knowledge and Johns wonder of the universe, it’s a pleasure to listen to. You’d think this would be more Hank’s domain but John adds a story telling element to all the mind boggling facts, I’m glad it’s him doing it. Thank you.
John is back!
With Dear Hank & John only once every fortnight, it’s great to get my supplement of John from another source (Hank’s with SciShow Tangents). Plus it’s a great podcast. Go listen!