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A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.

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    • Science
    • 4.7 • 334 Ratings

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A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.

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Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    Physics of Chocolate

    Physics of Chocolate

    Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep but tenuous connection between physics and chocolate.
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    • 1 hr 13 min
    Listener Questions 49: Black Holes, Neutrinos and Gravitational waves!

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

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners and get stuck in philosophical rabbit holes.
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    • 50 min
    Is the Universe made of waves (Part 2)

    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)
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    • 53 min
    Is the Universe made of waves (Part 1)

    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)
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    • 43 min
    Are there charm quarks in the proton?

    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.
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    • 49 min
    Why is quantum gravity so hard?

    Why is quantum gravity so hard?

    Daniel and Jorge explain why the two theories of physics are so at odds with each other.
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    • 58 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
334 Ratings

334 Ratings

Ella1012 ,

Educational and entertaining! How life should be

Fantastic podcast, it’s funny with such good chemistry from the hosts that you can’t help but enjoy and learn! It does touch on very complicated things but it does make it easy for the lay person to understand (2 listens helps) that is a positive as the second time around you learn more! If you are slightly interested give it a try!

Jedediah Kerman ,

Really love this

Super engaging, funny and educational, I love this show so much!

Emersonnnnn,,,,,,,,, ,

Should be good but…

Too many adverts destroys listening experience

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