Fall equinox listener questions
Sep 23, 2025
Daniel and Kelly answer a question about how white holes are connected to black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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Summer solstice listener questions
Jun 20, 2025
Daniel and Katie answer a question about why distant objects can look surprisingly large in the skySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Spring equinox listener questions
Mar 18, 2025
Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether the Earth might survive the Sun's ejection from the galaxy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Winter soltice listener questions
Dec 31, 2024
Daniel and Katie answer a question about building super duper long structures in spaceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 68
Oct 01, 2024
Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether space can be infinite and finiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic episode - How big is the Universe?
Sep 26, 2024
Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 67
Sep 24, 2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about moving planets, the Higgs field, and the future of particle physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Classic episode - What came before the Big Bang?
Sep 19, 2024
What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could a huge void cause the illusion of dark energy?
Sep 17, 2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether our galaxy is in the middle of a giant void that could have fooled us into thinking the expansion of the Universe is accelerating.See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Classic episode - When will the sun explode?
Sep 12, 2024
How long can we enjoy the sunshine before we need a new star?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 66
Sep 10, 2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about galaxy collisions, black holes and Nitrogen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic episode - Why is gravity so weird?
Sep 05, 2024
Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Are there comets in the asteroid belt?
Sep 03, 2024
Daniel and Jorge try to clarify the distinction between our neighborhood space objects and what it means if we find them out of place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See…
Classic Episode - Is the Universe Random?
Aug 29, 2024
If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could quantum clocks detect dark matter?
Aug 27, 2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about new ways to find dark matter, using space microwave ovens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Classic Episode - Is Light a Particle or a Wave?
Aug 22, 2024
What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Listener Questions goes bananas!
Aug 20, 2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about banana decays and black hole velocities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What was the brightest explosion ever seen?
Aug 15, 2024
Daniel and Jorge look right into the beam of incredible astronomical explosions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What's the fastest event ever measured?
Aug 13, 2024
Daniel and Jorge slice time down to its shortest slivers to understand how fast things can happen in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for…
The science fiction Universe of "Dark Matter"
Aug 08, 2024
Daniel and Jorge talk to a screenwriter and scientific advisor for the multi-verse show, "Dark Matter"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
What is the Physics of life?
Aug 06, 2024
Daniel and Kelly talk to Sara Imari Walker, author of "Life as No One Knows it" about what life is and what aliens might look like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See…
What is an impossible color?
Aug 01, 2024
Daniel and Jorge explore the edges of our colorful experience of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How to think like a physicist?
Jul 30, 2024
Daniel and Jorge discuss whether physicists think about the world differently, and how that makes them more or less useful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See…
What is membrane theory?
Jul 25, 2024
Daniel and Katie use their p-branes to explore a theory of everything build on vibrating membranes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Listener Questions 64: Phase of the Universe, particle interactions and Universe-sized black holes!
Jul 23, 2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Do black holes have magnetic fields?
Jul 18, 2024
Daniel and Jorge try to resist the magnetic attraction of the mysteries of black holes, and fail.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Listener Questions 63: Hawking radiation, mass, and anti-strings
Jul 16, 2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for…
How long is a photon?
Jul 11, 2024
Daniel and Jorge wrestle with the tricky question of the length of a photon, and end up talking about hotdogs and meatballs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See…
Could humans live in the clouds of Venus?
Jul 09, 2024
Daniel and Kelly talk to Guillermo Sohnlein about life in the Venutian cloudsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions 62: Single photons, moon gold and particle interactions.
Jul 04, 2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to [email protected] omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for…