If anyone wants some follow-up reading, here's a link to my popular-science-level essay on the topic that Daniel mentioned in the podcast: arxiv.org/abs/1211.7081

Today we're tackling a listener question: how close are we to making teleportation a reality? The answer includes a very catchy song about quantum physics, and a chat with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social about wormholes! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

Thanks for the nice "shout-outs" in the second half! And even more thanks for working up to a wonderfully clear account of how entanglement might be explained by a retrocausal hidden variable model, Bell's theorem notwithstanding. @danielwhiteson.bsky.social @weinersmith.bsky.social

Our Literary Thursdays series continues with @danielwhiteson.bsky.social, who will talk about his new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality." Join us on January 29 at 6PM! www.queenslibrary.org/calendar/lit...

“We invested zillions of dollars in data centers lured by the hype that chatbots will replace scientists and cure cancer.” ← @danielwhiteson.bsky.social on 2025 themorningnews.org/2025-the-yea...

Join us for a brand new year of Literary Thursdays virtual author talks! Learn More about our January guests: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Robert J. Coplan, the anonymous author of “Diary of an Oxygen Thief," and @danielwhiteson.bsky.social! www.queenslibrary.org/calendar?sea...

Lovely listener email: "I love you both, even when your jokes are a bit corny, I suppose those a moments I realise I'm listening to nerds, but I'm a nerd too so that's not a criticism etc...you make me feel that I've been educated by friends. Thank you so much for what you do."

Is Twitter just ... gone?

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

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!

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

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... ⚛️🧪

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

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

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.

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

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...

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

Our new book is out today! @andycomics.bsky.social

Inspired by Daniel's new book (with cartoonist Andy Warner), Do Aliens Speak Physics? sites.uci.edu/alienphysics/

Mindscape 334 | Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social on the Physics of and by Aliens. #MindscapePodcast www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...

I really like the concept behind @danielwhiteson.bsky.social’s new book. #BookSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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

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:

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:

#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 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬

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-...

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

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.

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.

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!

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

. @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...

"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 . arxiv.org/abs/2506.08080

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.

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly talk to @katrinewhiteson.bsky.social (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

In this LQ ep we ask: What's the deal w/Higgs and mass? Can I use a rocket to weigh a bass? Could the weak force make pinball more of a delight? Why is dark chocolate better than white? What are fungi eating in reactor four? Is graphite delicious in a nuclear core? www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...