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Has our solar system lost any planets?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how instabilities in the early solar system may have ejected an ancient ice giant.
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Published on 2 years ago
Are there galaxies without dark matter?
Daniel and Jorge discuss how dark matter shapes our Universe and whether it would be possible to have a galaxy without it.
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Published on 2 years ago
Does quantum mechanics conserve energy?
Daniel and Jorge explore whether basic rules of our Universe are broken at the quantum scale.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Listener Questions 45: Gravity and Black holes
Daniel and Jorge venture to the edge of human knowledge about black holes, gravity and magnetic fields.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Science Fiction Universe of "Invasion"
Daniel and Jorge talk about alien arrival, as depicted on the show "Invasion" and Daniel talks to two of the writers, Tatiana Suarez Pico and Aditi Brennan Kapil about writing science fiction.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Who was the first scientist?
Daniel talkes to Prof. James Poskett about how the history of science has much more nuance and global participation than the standard mythology.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Science Fiction Universe of "Venemous Lumpsucker" by Ned Beauman
Daniel and Kelly chat with Ned Beauman, author of "Venemous Lumpsucker" a cautionary tale about applying free market strategies to preventing extinction.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Why is there quantum uncertainty?
Daniel and Jorge wrestle with one of the fuzziest concepts in quantum mechanics
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
What did the early Universe sound like?
Daniel and Jorge take you back to the early Universe and the sound bubbles that seeded everything.
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Can we settle space? Should we? Have we really thought this through?
Daniel talks to Kelly and Zach Weinersmith about whether humanity is ready to move into the stars.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago