Daniel Whiteson
@danielwhiteson.bsky.social
Particle physics and ML (http://sites.uci.edu/daniel). Co-creator @DandKUniverse podcast and @ElinorWonders TV. Patreon: https://patreon.com/DanielWhiteson.
Are you in Boston next week and want to hear two serious physicists have a conversation about aliens?
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Are you in Boston next week and want to hear two serious physicists have a conversation about aliens?
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
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So excited for this #scicomm seminar course this Spring! Such a great lineup! Featuring @danielwhiteson.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @weinersmith.bsky.social and more! Open to all @riceuniversity.bsky.social students!
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So excited for this #scicomm seminar course this Spring! Such a great lineup! Featuring @danielwhiteson.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @weinersmith.bsky.social and more! Open to all @riceuniversity.bsky.social students!
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Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
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Had a great time discussing whether "aliens speak physics" with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social .
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
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When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Had a great time discussing whether "aliens speak physics" with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social .
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
When the aliens arrive, will they understand our physics? Will they have the same laws? Will they want to discuss the subject?
We address these Qs and many more!
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=l1Sz...
⚛️🧪
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Will the power of AI kill scientific careers or enhance them? Explore this and more with me & physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) on this week's Inner Cosmos.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Will the power of AI kill scientific careers or enhance them? Explore this and more with me & physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) on this week's Inner Cosmos.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
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Starts With A Bang podcast #123 – Alien physics
Do aliens speak the same physics that we do?
@danielwhiteson.bsky.social argues, in his new book and in this fascinating episode, that no, they probably don't.
I disagree; listen to the intense interview here!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#aliens
Do aliens speak the same physics that we do?
@danielwhiteson.bsky.social argues, in his new book and in this fascinating episode, that no, they probably don't.
I disagree; listen to the intense interview here!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#aliens
Starts With A Bang podcast #123 - Alien physics
Do aliens speak the same physics that we do, with similar laws, observables, and underlying mathematics. Maybe not, argues Daniel Whiteson.
bigthink.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Starts With A Bang podcast #123 – Alien physics
Do aliens speak the same physics that we do?
@danielwhiteson.bsky.social argues, in his new book and in this fascinating episode, that no, they probably don't.
I disagree; listen to the intense interview here!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#aliens
Do aliens speak the same physics that we do?
@danielwhiteson.bsky.social argues, in his new book and in this fascinating episode, that no, they probably don't.
I disagree; listen to the intense interview here!
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#aliens
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Our whole planet does science only one way. How might a different planet, with different lucky accidents, have developed? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore the possibilities of alien science.
November 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Our whole planet does science only one way. How might a different planet, with different lucky accidents, have developed? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore the possibilities of alien science.
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How do our senses steer our science? Might aliens with a different umwelt derive a different science? Dive deep this week with me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social).
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How do our senses steer our science? Might aliens with a different umwelt derive a different science? Dive deep this week with me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social).
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
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You might think to yourself, "Self, I don't care about physics. It's too complicated. Too boring. It's not relevant to my life. And worst of all, there are no jokes and very few cartoons."
This week's episode with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social will prove you wrong.
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This week's episode with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social will prove you wrong.
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Exploring Alien Science with Daniel Whiteson!
Podcast Episode · Part-Time Genius · 11/04/2025 · 39m
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November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You might think to yourself, "Self, I don't care about physics. It's too complicated. Too boring. It's not relevant to my life. And worst of all, there are no jokes and very few cartoons."
This week's episode with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social will prove you wrong.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
This week's episode with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social will prove you wrong.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Are planets as important as we think? Might aliens from a star's atmosphere care about different things in science? Join me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) for some mind-stretching surprises.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Are planets as important as we think? Might aliens from a star's atmosphere care about different things in science? Join me & particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) for some mind-stretching surprises.
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
Our new book is out today! @andycomics.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our new book is out today! @andycomics.bsky.social
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Inspired by Daniel's new book (with cartoonist Andy Warner), Do Aliens Speak Physics?
sites.uci.edu/alienphysics/
sites.uci.edu/alienphysics/
Do Aliens Speak Physics? – Do Aliens Speak Physics?
sites.uci.edu
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Inspired by Daniel's new book (with cartoonist Andy Warner), Do Aliens Speak Physics?
sites.uci.edu/alienphysics/
sites.uci.edu/alienphysics/
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Mindscape 334 | Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social on the Physics of and by Aliens. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mindscape 334 | Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social on the Physics of and by Aliens. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
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I really like the concept behind @danielwhiteson.bsky.social’s new book. #BookSky
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Daniel Whiteson on the Physics of and by Aliens
Podcast Episode · Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · 11/03/2025 · 1h 14m
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November 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I really like the concept behind @danielwhiteson.bsky.social’s new book. #BookSky
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If alien sensation or cognition were quite different from ours, would they derive the same science? Join this week's episode with guest physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social), author of the new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If alien sensation or cognition were quite different from ours, would they derive the same science? Join this week's episode with guest physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social), author of the new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
eagleman.com/podcast/128
eagleman.com/podcast/128
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As a science fiction writer/astrophysics professor I think I’m gonna need this book.
Would aliens describe the Universe the same way we do? Many physicists think "obviously, yes!", but that confidence is built on lots of untested assumptions.
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
As a science fiction writer/astrophysics professor I think I’m gonna need this book.
Would aliens describe the Universe the same way we do? Many physicists think "obviously, yes!", but that confidence is built on lots of untested assumptions.
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Would aliens describe the Universe the same way we do? Many physicists think "obviously, yes!", but that confidence is built on lots of untested assumptions.
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
Can we make mental contact with aliens using our most universal science, physics? What if our physics is more human than we expect, alien science more alien?
This is the topic of my book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" out next week!
Here's what @seamus.bsky.social said about it:
This is the topic of my book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" out next week!
Here's what @seamus.bsky.social said about it:
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can we make mental contact with aliens using our most universal science, physics? What if our physics is more human than we expect, alien science more alien?
This is the topic of my book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" out next week!
Here's what @seamus.bsky.social said about it:
This is the topic of my book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" out next week!
Here's what @seamus.bsky.social said about it:
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#ICYMI: Could causality and locality be human constructs that blind us to the possibilities of alien physics? @danielwhiteson.bsky.social thinks perhaps so. (Side note: Beth's brain shorted out a few times during this #SETILive!) Watch the full conversation: buff.ly/hGPsu5g 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#ICYMI: Could causality and locality be human constructs that blind us to the possibilities of alien physics? @danielwhiteson.bsky.social thinks perhaps so. (Side note: Beth's brain shorted out a few times during this #SETILive!) Watch the full conversation: buff.ly/hGPsu5g 🧪 🔭 👩🔬
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What if your smartphone could help solve a cosmic mystery? Prof. Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social is searching for new #particles that could reshape our understanding of the #universe. Learn how billions of phones could make that possible on Nov 6. Limited spots!
The Evans Family Beyond Lecture: Observing the Universe With Your Phone
What if your smartphone could help solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries?
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October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
What if your smartphone could help solve a cosmic mystery? Prof. Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social is searching for new #particles that could reshape our understanding of the #universe. Learn how billions of phones could make that possible on Nov 6. Limited spots!
How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Like we do? Or can they taste photons? Or see dark matter? Or is it impossible to know?
Check out our podcast episode, adapted from my new book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Like we do? Or can they taste photons? Or see dark matter? Or is it impossible to know?
Check out our podcast episode, adapted from my new book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
How might aliens perceive the Universe? - Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart
<p>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?'</p><p>See <a href='https://omnys...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Like we do? Or can they taste photons? Or see dark matter? Or is it impossible to know?
Check out our podcast episode, adapted from my new book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Like we do? Or can they taste photons? Or see dark matter? Or is it impossible to know?
Check out our podcast episode, adapted from my new book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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Recorded a podcast with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and we talked about his New Book “Do Aliens speak Physics?” (Available November 4th)
Stay tuned for a great conversation!
@bhavaytyagi.bsky.social
Stay tuned for a great conversation!
@bhavaytyagi.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Recorded a podcast with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and we talked about his New Book “Do Aliens speak Physics?” (Available November 4th)
Stay tuned for a great conversation!
@bhavaytyagi.bsky.social
Stay tuned for a great conversation!
@bhavaytyagi.bsky.social
Going to be in Boston 11/17? Come see me and @mattstrassler.bsky.social talk aliens and physics!
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Going to be in Boston 11/17? Come see me and @mattstrassler.bsky.social talk aliens and physics!
You ever read a comic that's so good that you feel like it was about you?
That's how I feel about @smbccomics.bsky.social today.
That's how I feel about @smbccomics.bsky.social today.
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You ever read a comic that's so good that you feel like it was about you?
That's how I feel about @smbccomics.bsky.social today.
That's how I feel about @smbccomics.bsky.social today.
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Locality and causality! Very important ideas in physics, but not things that usually get the podcast treatment. I hop on @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social's Extraordinary Universe to do something different.
Does physics have to be causal and local?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Locality and causality! Very important ideas in physics, but not things that usually get the podcast treatment. I hop on @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social's Extraordinary Universe to do something different.