Is physics discovered or invented?
Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23 Okt 202555min
Listener Questions #19
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how pinworms know it's nighttime, how quarks contribute to mass, and why eating too many carrots makes your skin yellow.See omnystudio.com/listener for...
21 Okt 202544min
Must there be a single unified theory of physics?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Ethan Siegal about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16 Okt 202554min
How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...
14 Okt 202551min
Why do we age? (featuring Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan)
Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".See omnystudio.com/liste...
9 Okt 20251h 7min
Relativistic beaming
Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Okt 202548min
Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2 Okt 20251h 3min
Listener Questions #18
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Sep 202550min
