Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Are there stars made of dark matter? Jun 22, 2021

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Daniel and Jorge talk about what it takes to make a star and whether dark matter could pull it off

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Where are all the medium-sized black holes? Jun 17, 2021

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Daniel and Jorge search for the missing black holes that are not too small or too big, but right in the middle!

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How was the cosmic microwave background discovered? Jun 15, 2021

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Daniel and Jorge go through the crazy story of missed opportunties, accidental observations that led to one of the greatest science discoveries of all time.

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How many Higgs bosons are there? Jun 10, 2021

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Daniel and Jorge explain why our Universe might have more than just one Higgs boson, and what they should be called.

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Where did the Earth's atmosphere come from? Jun 08, 2021

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Daniel and Jorge explain where the air you breathe came from, and whether there's hope for deep breaths on exoplanets.

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What did we learn from the Arecibo Radio Telescope? Jun 03, 2021

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Daniel and Jorge tell the story of the construction, the scientific insights and the collapse of the Arecibo Radio Telescope in Puerto Rico

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Why does measuring a quantum object change it? Jun 01, 2021

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Daniel chats with Adam Becker about the "measurement problem" in quantum mechanics: does the wavefunction collapse, and what causes it?

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Can there be life INSIDE a black hole? May 27, 2021

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Daniel and guest host Katie Goldin talk about astro-blackhole-biology and whether it's possible to have life evolve inside a black hole.

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Listener Questions: the expanding observable Universe, what it's like to be a photon and the age of the Universe May 25, 2021

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Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours: https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours/

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