Why This Universe? by Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman

The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and PhD student Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more. Part of The University of Chicago Podcast Network.

Category: Science & Medicine

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- 50 - The Black Hole At the Center of the Milky Way

Mon, 11 Jul 2022
57
- 49 - When the Universe Changed in an Instant

Mon, 27 Jun 2022
56
- 48 - A Wrong Picture Of Cosmology

Mon, 23 May 2022
55
- 13 - Does Quantum Mechanics Imply a Multiverse? (Rebroadcast)

Mon, 09 May 2022
54
- 47 - Boltzmann Brains: Could Reality Be An Illusion?

Mon, 25 Apr 2022
53
- 46 - The Cosmic Rays Raining Down On Us

Mon, 04 Apr 2022
52
- 25 - Do Extra Dimensions Exist? (Rebroadcast)

Mon, 14 Mar 2022
51
- 45 - The Wide World of Exoplanets (ft. Diana Powell)

Mon, 28 Feb 2022
50
- 44 - Our Deepest Theory: Quantum Field Theory

Mon, 14 Feb 2022
49
- 43 - Is Physics the Most Fundamental Subject?

Mon, 31 Jan 2022
48
- 42 - The Signal That Could Be the Dark Matter

Mon, 17 Jan 2022
47
- 41 - The Hubble Tension: The Biggest Fight in Astronomy (ft. Wendy Freedman)

Mon, 03 Jan 2022
46
- 40 - How Will JWST Change Astronomy?

Mon, 20 Dec 2021
45
- 23 - Does Physics Allow for Free Will? (Rebroadcast)

Mon, 29 Nov 2021
44
- 39 - Why Do Science Communication? (ft. Daniel Whiteson and Jorge Cham)

Mon, 15 Nov 2021
43
- A Special Neutrino Update! (ft. Pedro Machado)

Mon, 01 Nov 2021
42
- 38 - The Nobel Prize's Greatest Misses

Mon, 18 Oct 2021
41
- 37 - How Neutrinos Might Be Hinting at Dark Matter

Mon, 04 Oct 2021
40
- 36 - The Neutrino's Quantum Superpower

Mon, 20 Sep 2021
39
- 35 - The Chaos Underlying Everything (ft. David Grier)

Mon, 06 Sep 2021
38
- 34 - Should Beauty Guide Physicists?

Mon, 23 Aug 2021
37
- 33 - Our Love Affair With Supersymmetry

Mon, 09 Aug 2021
36
- 32 - The Mystery of the Higgs Boson's Mass

Mon, 26 Jul 2021
35
- 31 - If You Give an Astronomer a Neutrino

Mon, 12 Jul 2021
34
- 30 - The Oldest Picture of the Universe

Mon, 28 Jun 2021
33
- 29 - How the Big Bang Won the Debate About the Beginning of Time

Mon, 14 Jun 2021
32
- 28 - How Emmy Noether Changed Physics Forever

Mon, 31 May 2021
31
- 12 - The Fight Between Modified Gravity and Dark Matter

Mon, 10 May 2021
30
- 3 - What in the World is Anti-Matter?

Mon, 26 Apr 2021
29
- 27 - What Does the Muon g-2 Result Mean for Physics?

Mon, 12 Apr 2021
28
- 26 - Did Inflation Rip Apart the Early Universe?

Mon, 29 Mar 2021
27
- 25 - Could Extra Dimensions Exist?

Mon, 15 Mar 2021
26
- 24 - Breaking Down the Standard Model

Mon, 01 Mar 2021
25
- 23 - Does Physics Allow for Free Will?

Mon, 15 Feb 2021
24
- 22 - The Particle That Might Do It All (Axions!)

Mon, 01 Feb 2021
23
- 21 - The Quantum Mechanics of Black Holes

Mon, 18 Jan 2021
22
- 20 - Everything To Do About Black Holes

Mon, 04 Jan 2021
21
- 19 - Why Does Science Work?

Mon, 21 Dec 2020
20
- 18 - Could a Hyper-Advanced Civilization Resist Dark Energy?

Mon, 30 Nov 2020
19
- The State of The Universe #81 - Dr. Daniel Whiteson - The Standard Model and Its Many Quirks!

Mon, 23 Nov 2020
18
- 17 - Why Haven't We Met Aliens?

Mon, 16 Nov 2020
17
- 16 - Where Is Life in the Universe?

Mon, 02 Nov 2020
16
- 15 - What are Grand Unified Theories?

Mon, 19 Oct 2020
15
- 14 - Why Does Time Move in One Direction?

Mon, 12 Oct 2020
14
- 13 - Does Quantum Mechanics Imply a Multiverse?

Mon, 05 Oct 2020
13
- 12 - Please Stop Emailing Dan About MOND

Mon, 28 Sep 2020
12
- 11 - Discovery Alert! Let's Talk About Gravitational Waves

Mon, 21 Sep 2020
11
- 10 - What is Dark Energy?

Mon, 14 Sep 2020
10
- 9 - Is Space Expanding?

Mon, 07 Sep 2020
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- 8 - Is Space Flat or Curved?

Mon, 31 Aug 2020

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