Why This Universe? – Details, episodes & analysis
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28 - How Noether's Theorem Changed Physics (Rerun)
Episode 88
lundi 5 août 2024 • Duration 24:12
86 - The Life and Death of Stars
Episode 86
mardi 2 juillet 2024 • Duration 40:43
77 - All About Quantum Computing (Ft. Henry Lamm)
Episode 77
lundi 5 février 2024 • Duration 40:31
Quantum computing makes big promises, but how does it work? What is the real state of quantum computing today? Special guest Henry Lamm answers our questions.
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76 - Do We Live in a Simulation?
Episode 76
lundi 22 janvier 2024 • Duration 37:59
Is the world around us real, or are we living in someone's computer program?
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75 - Physics in Extreme Locations (Ft. Daniel Baxter & Alexandra Rahlin)
Episode 75
lundi 8 janvier 2024 • Duration 42:01
We hear two physicists describe their lives collecting data in remote locations, from deep underground in an active mine and from the South Pole.
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For ask-us-anything segments and other exclusives, join us for just $3 a month on Patreon: https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse
8 - Is Space Flat or Curved?
Episode 85
lundi 18 décembre 2023 • Duration 24:23
Learn how the geometry of space defies our intuition, and why it gave Einstein so much anxiety.
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For ask-us-anything segments and other exclusives, join us for just $3 a month on Patreon: https://patreon.com/whythisuniverse
74 - The Copernican Revolution (Ft. Aviva Rothman)
Episode 74
lundi 4 décembre 2023 • Duration 58:30
Today we visit a turning point in the history of science: the discovery that the Earth is not at the center of the cosmos.
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73 - Life Beyond Earth (Ft. Avi Loeb and Garrett Graff at the Chicago Humanities Festival)
Episode 73
lundi 20 novembre 2023 • Duration 01:08:41
Dan moderates a lively discussion on extraterrestrial life at the Chicago Humanities Festival.
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72 - The Physics Of Music (Ft. Tim Cohen)
Episode 72
lundi 6 novembre 2023 • Duration 43:31
Where does the musical octave come from? What makes a C note a C? Why do different instruments sound different? Special guest Tim Cohen comes on to answer these questions and more.
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71 - How the Universe Got Its Structure
Episode 71
lundi 23 octobre 2023 • Duration 20:20
We tell the story of how the Universe developed large scale structure, starting from the Big Bang to today. It could have all turned out very differently, if not for some key players.
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