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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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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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Is this show right for you?
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 33%B2 67%
- 67% of the episodes are B2.
- 188 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 3 episodes with a full transcript.
Episodes(639)
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20 minSpring equinox listener questionsMar 18, 2025
23 minWinter soltice listener questionsDec 31, 2024
30 minListener Questions 68Oct 1, 2024
37 minClassic episode - How big is the Universe?Sep 26, 2024
1 hr 3 minListener Questions 67Sep 24, 2024
40 minClassic episode - What came before the Big Bang?Sep 19, 2024
1 hr 8 min
33 minClassic episode - When will the sun explode?Sep 12, 2024
1 hrListener Questions 66Sep 10, 2024
45 minClassic episode - Why is gravity so weird?Sep 5, 2024
58 minAre there comets in the asteroid belt?Sep 3, 2024
48 minClassic Episode - Is the Universe Random?Aug 29, 2024
1 hr 2 minCould quantum clocks detect dark matter?Aug 27, 2024
47 minClassic Episode - Is Light a Particle or a Wave?Aug 22, 2024
58 minListener Questions goes bananas!Aug 20, 2024
59 minWhat was the brightest explosion ever seen?Aug 15, 2024
1 hr 8 minWhat's the fastest event ever measured?Aug 13, 2024
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1 hr 16 minWhat is the Physics of life?Aug 6, 2024
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Is this show right for you?
B2
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
B1 33%B2 67%
- 67% of the episodes are B2.
- 188 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 3 episodes with a full transcript.
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