Daniel and Jorge explore the challenges of detecting light from outside the Milky Way, and the secrets it might reveal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What mysteries are hiding in the extra-galactic background light?

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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Daniel talks to Peter Harness, screenwriter for "Constellation", about the quantum rules of his fictional Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The science fiction Universe of "Constellation"

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions 57: Philosophy, Quantum Mechanics and Beta Decay!

Daniel talks to Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of "The Man From the Future" about the life and impact of John von Neumann See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who was the most influential scientist?

Daniel and Katie reveal the shocking truth about the balance between positive and negative particles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the electric charge of the Universe?

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What mysteries are hiding in the extra-galactic background light?

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