The SF Universe of Max Barry

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The SF Universe of Max Barry

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Nov 17, 2020

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In Max Barry's new novel "Providence", humanity runs into aliens. It doesn't go well.
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Nov 17, 2020

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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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What are Gravitational Waves?: What does it mean for gravity to make waves? How do we see them? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are we Living in a Simulation?: How can we tell if what we see is real or simulated? Does it matter? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are there Aliens?: Are we the only life in the Universe? What are scientists doing to find out? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What's Inside a Black Hole?: What is a black hole, and what would it be like to fall into one? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Was Oumuamua?: What was that strange rock that passed through our solar system in 2017? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Are Cosmic Rays?: Who or what is shooting crazy high energy particles at us? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are Wormholes Real?: Are wormholes a real thing out in space somewhere? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can We Travel Faster Than Light?: Why can't we travel faster than light? Can we ever reach the stars? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How Did The Moon Form?: How did the Earth get such a weird, big fluffy moon? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What came before the Big Bang?: What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is String Theory?: We've all heard of it, but nobody really knows... by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Time Travel Possible?: Do any science fiction movies get time-travel right? Will it ever be possible? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Anti-Matter a Real thing?: Is anti-matter real or science fiction? Is it dangerous, or delicious? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is The Multiverse Real?: What is the multiverse and is it real? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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The Baby Universe (ft. Katie Mack): What did the Universe look like as a baby? How do we know? Join Daniel and Jorge as they talk with Katie Mack about the early universe, and what they all looked like as babies. by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Light a Particle or a Wave?: What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 2.0: Join Daniel and Jorge as they respond to 4 questions from listeners, just like you! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is A Quantum Computer?: What is a quantum computer and how does it work? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is making the Universe explode?: How we learned that something is tearing the Universe apart, and what it might mean. by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is Dark Matter?: How dark matter was discovered, and what it might be by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is a Neutrino?: Explaining the weirdest little particle ever found by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions: We answer questions from listeners! The speed of light, the center of the universe and lasers! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why Is Gravity So Weird?: Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is the Universe Random?: If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is A New Particle Collider Worth $20B?: CERN just released a new report describing the next planned collider and its price! Is it worth it? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What's At The Center Of The Galaxy?: What's at the center of the Milky Way? How do we know? Can we explain it? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why Do We Have Stars?: Why are there stars and planets and not just smooth matter everywhere? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is Time Dilation?: Why does time slow down when you go fast? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is The Most Important Invention In Human History? (ft. Ryan North): We discuss the most fundamentally important inventions in human history. Featuring Ryan North. by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What mysteries are hiding in the extra-galactic background light? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What’s the largest asteroid impact in Earth’s history? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 55: Time and waves! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is quantum biology? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is gravitoelectromagnetism? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Physics of the Internet by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How metallic is the Sun? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 52 by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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The most promising particle physics anomalies by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 51 by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What happened to M33's black hole? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How does electricity work? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Physics of Chocolate by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 49: Black Holes, Neutrinos and Gravitational waves! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is the Universe made of waves (Part 2) by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is the Universe made of waves (Part 1) by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are there charm quarks in the proton? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why is quantum gravity so hard? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is cold welding? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How is general relativity wrong? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 48: Vacations, Destruction and Anti-matter Black Holes by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Have interstellar meteors hit the Earth? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can we see inside things using muons? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why do some galaxies have bars? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is quantum relativity? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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