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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.

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe Daniel & Jorge Premium

    • Science
    • 4.7 • 339 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.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    What is membrane theory?

    What is membrane theory?

    Daniel and Katie use their p-branes to explore a theory of everything build on vibrating membranes.
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    • 52 min
    Listener Questions 64: Phase of the Universe, particle interactions and Universe-sized black holes!

    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.com
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    • 52 min
    Do black holes have magnetic fields?

    Do black holes have magnetic fields?

    Daniel and Jorge try to resist the magnetic attraction of the mysteries of black holes, and fail.
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    • 50 min
    Listener Questions 63: Hawking radiation, mass, and anti-strings

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

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com
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    • 49 min
    How long is a photon?

    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.
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    • 54 min
    Could humans live in the clouds of Venus?

    Could humans live in the clouds of Venus?

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Guillermo Sohnlein about life in the Venutian clouds
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    • 1 hr 1 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
339 Ratings

339 Ratings

oldstylegreats ,

Great pod worth the subscription

This is a great show if you are interested in science. Complex topics but discussed in an interesting way, with Jorge keeping the pace just within my understanding (most of the time). Kind of like relativity for dummies but without being condescending.

And to the people complaining about ads, you can subscribe for £10 for the entire year to remove all ads. Best 10 quid I’ve spent on related material.

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!

Green_Hat ,

Ruined

There’s no point in listening. It’s just too ad heavy. The tone of the two hosts brings a nice soothing atmosphere then there’s 3 mins of annoying voices louder and out of keeping with that tone. It’s just pointless

Sorry to the hosts. The content is brilliant it’s just wrapped up and served all wrong

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