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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Why This Universe?
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19 januari 2026
98 - An Improbable Quantum Ghost Story (Ft. David Kaplan)
41 min
22 december 2025
97 - The Schrödinger Equation: The Heart of Quantum Mechanics
30 min
24 november 2025
96 - The Making of Particle Fever (Ft. David Kaplan)
53 min
4 november 2025
95 - Would Aliens Have the Same Physics? (Ft. Daniel Whiteson)
43 min
13 oktober 2025
38 - The Nobel Prize's Greatest Misses (2025 Update)
34 min
29 september 2025
94 - Inside the Hubble Tension (Ft. Adam Riess)
32 min
15 september 2025
93 - The Moment Dark Energy Appeared (Ft. Adam Riess)
40 min
2 maj 2025
AUA: Changing Dark Energy, Twin Paradox, and What's Next for CERN
55 min
9 mars 2025
AUA: The Early Universe, Quantum Interpretations, and Asteroids
29 min
13 januari 2025
92 - What Cosmology Has in Store for 2025 (Ft. Dan Scolnic)
46 min
