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

    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.com
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    • 47 min
    Can supernovas cause ice ages?

    Can supernovas cause ice ages?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about how the greatest cosmic fireballs might trigger ice ages here on Earth.
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    • 48 min
    Listener Questions 59: Interstellar probes and fractional electrons

    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.
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    • 45 min
    Does dark matter have an anti-particle?

    Does dark matter have an anti-particle?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about the relationship between matter, dark matter and anti-matter!
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    • 49 min
    Why don't we have nuclear powered airplanes?

    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.
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    • 42 min
    Listener Questions 58: Donuts, disaster and discoveries!

    Listener Questions 58: Donuts, disaster and discoveries!

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!
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    • 46 min

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