Podcast Episodes

What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?

Daniel and Jorge talk about how the smaller galaxies might hold the secrets to understanding the structure of the Universe and the truth about dark m…

3 years, 2 months ago

Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?

Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star.

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3 years, 2 months ago

How does carbon dating work?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths!

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3 years, 2 months ago

Is there a better way to accelerate particles?

Daniel and Jorge talk about why its so expensive to build a super collider and how plasma technology might make it all better, faster, cheaper. 

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3 years, 2 months ago

What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?

Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated.

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3 years, 2 months ago

Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. 

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3 years, 2 months ago

Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?

Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it.

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3 years, 3 months ago

Could we spot an alien nuclear blast?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets.

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3 years, 3 months ago

Could some particles have tiny electric charges?

Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge.

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3 years, 3 months ago

How can we measure the curvature of space?

Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space.

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3 years, 3 months ago