Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Great, Big Questions about the Universe Sep 26, 2023

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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from young people about the Universe, to mark Jorge's new book!

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How important is cosmic dust? Sep 21, 2023

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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.

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Explain the Universe: Behind the Scenes Sep 19, 2023

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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.

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How big is the smallest habitable planet? Sep 14, 2023

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Daniel and Kelly talk about what it would take to live away from Earth, and whether a small planet could host humanity.

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Why do moving objects look shorter? Sep 12, 2023

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Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the weird consequences and hard questions of special relativity!

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How do we measure the Higgs boson mass? Sep 07, 2023

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Daniel and Jorge talk about why the Higgs mass is such an important number and how physicists weigh such a fleeting particle.

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Listener Questions 42: Life, the Universe and Ghosts! Sep 05, 2023

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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com

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Why do scientists do simulations? Aug 31, 2023

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Daniel and Jorge explain how simulation lets scientists answer new kinds of questions about the Universe.

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Have we seen more or fewer gravitational waves than expected? Aug 29, 2023

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Daniel and Katie talk about what physicists expected when they turned on a new kind of ear for listening to the Universe.

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Why is space so flat? Aug 24, 2023

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Daniel and Jorge talk about what it means for space to be curved, how we measure it and why the answer is a puzzle.

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