Daniel Whiteson

And the book is here: www.alienspeakphysics.com

More inforation: www.harvard.com/event/daniel...

Going to be in Boston 11/17? Come see me and @mattstrassler.bsky.social talk aliens and physics!

Fair! Phil's optimism is sincere, I think, which is refreshing.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Unified Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Unified

www.smbc-comics.com/comic/unified

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.

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.

Fair

Love it!

I am happy to be featured on this episode in this fun and insightful podcast. @weinersmith.bsky.social and @danielwhiteson.bsky.social are really great in answering absurd questions!

She taught at Berkeley when I was there. Yes, good idea!

On Focusing Statistical Power for Searches and Measurements in Particle Physics Particle physics experiments rely on the (generalised) likelihood ratio test (LRT) for searches and measurements, which consist of composite hypothesis tests. However, this test is not guaranteed to b...

What if you could beat the Likelihood Ratio Test?

A fun and potentially transformational phy-statistics paper with Ann Lee, James Carzon, @rafael-izbicki.bsky.social, luca Masserano and @danielwhiteson.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2507.17831

We should have @kajunut.bsky.social on the pod to talk about it!

. @danielwhiteson.bsky.social & Andy Warner's new book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics" is available for pre-order! It asks the question: when aliens arrive, can we talk to them about physics, or is our science a little bit human rather than completely Universal?

wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Cover of "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" by Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner, featuring a worm-like alien interacting with the authors

"Do Aliens Speak Physics," my 6th(!) book is out in November and you can pre-order it now. Written w/ @danielwhiteson.bsky.social, it's all about aliens, math, physics, and how much of the world around us is really the world around us. It's also got a lotta silly cartoons! www.alienspeakphysics.com

If you read a book you enjoyed, EMAIL THE AUTHOR.

We love hearing from readers!

Wondered what it would take for AI agents to design and test new theories for fundamental physics, just like a physicist? We show how, an example in neutrino model building! Paper with Jake, Max, Victoria, Jason leading crucial aspects, also
@danielwhiteson.bsky.social
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arxiv.org/abs/2506.08080

Making America Less Great

What a perfect, tragic example of these misguided policies.

Instead of expanding our new ability to listen to the Universe, they choose to return to deafness.

How and why do trees get so old? - Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart <p>Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long.&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy inform...

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long.

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This nails it, thank you.

It explains why so many "popular science" books are best sellers despite being impossibly dense.

Oy!

Do microbes help or hurt you? (featuring Katrine Whiteson) - Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart <p>Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/l...

Daniel and Kelly talk to @katrinewhiteson.bsky.social (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes

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There are definitely denser patches of gas and dust, and if you are in one it's not totally opaque, but some frequencies of light are definitely suppressed but not completely blocked.

Hey it me! Thanks for being excellent hosts @weinersmith.bsky.social and @danielwhiteson.bsky.social!

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Listener Questions #8 - Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart <p>Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults!</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.<...

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults!

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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles t...

Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them.

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Can fast-moving potatoes become black holes? - Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart <p>Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons.</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/liste...

Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons.

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Listener Questions #7 - Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe | iHeart <p>Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs!</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs!

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