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

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90 - Quintessence: Is Dark Energy Changing? (Ft. Sean Carroll) 2024-11-04
89 - A Dark Matter Vibe Check 2024-10-14
88 - Why Does Our Universe Exist At All? (Ft. Sean Carroll) 2024-09-23
87 - The Good and the Bad of Peer Review 2024-09-02
28 - How Noether's Theorem Changed Physics (Rerun) 2024-08-05
86 - The Life and Death of Stars 2024-07-02
85 - Our Sun: Present, Past and Future 2024-06-17
84 - The Search For New Worlds (ft. Josh Winn) 2024-06-03
83 - Witnessing a Revolution in Particle Physics (Ft. Chris Quigg) 2024-05-13
82 - Science Vs. Pseudoscience 2024-04-29
81 - Ancient Greek Astronomy 2024-04-15
80 - (April Fools 2024) A Surprising Discovery Shaking Up Modern Cosmology 2024-04-01
79 - NanoGRAV's Big Gravitational Wave Discovery (Ft. Chiara Mingarelli) 2024-03-18
78 - The Life of a Science Journalist (Ft. Katrina Miller) 2024-03-04
77 - All About Quantum Computing (Ft. Henry Lamm) 2024-02-05
76 - Do We Live in a Simulation? 2024-01-22
75 - Physics in Extreme Locations (Ft. Daniel Baxter & Alexandra Rahlin) 2024-01-08
8 - Is Space Flat or Curved? 2023-12-18
74 - The Copernican Revolution (Ft. Aviva Rothman) 2023-12-04
73 - Life Beyond Earth (Ft. Avi Loeb and Garrett Graff at the Chicago Humanities Festival) 2023-11-20
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