Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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 to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!
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821 episodis
The curious lives of social amoeba
Daniel and Kelly talks about a species of social amoeba that will die to help others. Why the heck does it do that? And bonus: the amoeba are farmers!...
What are JWST's little red dots?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the James Webb Telescope and something mysterious it saw
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Listener Questions #41
Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about earthworms, the origins of the galaxy, and snails!
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What is a species? (featuring Dr. Scott Egan)
Daniel and Kelly talk to Prof. Scott Egan about the meaning of species in modern biology.
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Could the Earth be at the center of the solar system?
Daniel and Kelly explain the bizarre Tychonic model of the solar system, which for centuries stood as a valid theory alongside the Copernican model.
Listener Questions #40
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies.
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Are rural raccoons becoming domesticated?
A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And h...
What is quantum contextuality?
Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysterious concept of quantum contexuality: how measurements depend on each other.
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Listener Questions #39
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about muscle memory, water-less showers, and why everyone can't be ambidextrous.
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The Deep Seabed (featuring Dr. Andrew Thaler)
Over 50% of Earth's surface is the deep seabed. Dr. Andrew Thaler joins Daniel and Kelly to talk about the amazing diversity of life on the deep seabe...
How do signals get jammed?
Daniel and Kelly explain how signals get jammed, how to avoid being jammed, and whose music makes the best jam.
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Listener Questions #38
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about aliens watching Earth, about lone species, and about the size limits of intelligence.
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The discovery of parasite life cycles
Parasites can have amazingly complicated life cycles - moving through a series of host species, and looking quite different while residing within each...
Can we use zero point energy?
Daniel and Kelly explain the nature of the quantum vacuum, whether its real or philosophical, and if it's possible to use to make your toast.
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Listener Questions #37
Daniel and Kelly explain how cells in a fetus or in an adult know what they're supposed to do, and discuss whether opposable thumbs are necessary for...
Story of Birds (featuring Dr. Steve Brusatte)
Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steve Brusatte about his new book "The Story of Birds". We discuss if chickens are really dinosaurs, if we know what colo...
Will AI solve physics?
Daniel and Kelly explain the role of AI in physics and speculate about its future impact on discoveries and curiosity.
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Listener Questions #36
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about Odderon particles, Langerhans cells, and black holes within black holes.
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Biofilms (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine talk about biofilms, and how they can be delicious, adorable, and bad. For the bad ones, we discuss current tactics for ove...
Does science fiction inspire real tech?
Daniel and Kelly discuss whether ideas from science fiction have inspired real scientific or technological progress.
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Listener Questions #35: Genetics (featuring Dr. Benjamin de Bivort)
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about innate behaviors and what it means to "decode" a genome with help from Dr. Benjamin de Bivort.
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Snakes vs Octopi (featuring Dr. Matt Giorgianni)
If a rattlesake bit an octopus, would its venom have any effect? Daniel and Kelly bring venom expert Dr. Matt Giorgianni on to the show to answer this...
Does consciousness come from quantum processes in the brain?
Daniel and Kelly explore Penrose's Orchestrated Objective Reduction Theory that aims to explain consciousness, quantum measurements, quantum gravity a...
Listener Questions #34
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about what creates the morning fog, why bats don't get dizzy, and the cauchy horizon.
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Introducing: Mostly Human with Laurie Segall
Mostly Human is a weekly podcast that explores technology through the most important lens: the human one. Hosted by award-winning tech journalist Laur...
How cholera kills you and how we kill it
Daniel and Kelly talk about what Vibrio cholerae does to your body, and the methods we have to combat it. They also talk about some of the really bad...
To swill or to smell: How John Snow determined the cause of cholera
Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine, and discuss the data John Snow collected to argue that cholera is transmitted through contaminated...
Listener Questions #33
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about tongue worms, units, and Kelly's nightmares.
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Do we live in a super bubble?
Daniel and Kelly explore the structure of the space between solar systems and reveal our cosmic context.
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Is Cold Fusion impossible?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the challenges of hot fusion and the frustrated potential of cold fusion. And Keanu Reeves.
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Listener Questions #32
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the expanding universe, how sleep aids impact sleep quality, and what characteristics might make aliens better...
Becoming Martian (featuring Dr. Scott Solomon)
Daniel and Kelly welcome Dr. Scott Solomon back on the show to talk about his new book Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change our Bodies an...
Musk on the Moon
Daniel and Kelly discuss Elon Musk's recent announcement that SpaceX has shifted focus from a self-sustaining settlement on Mars to a self-growing cit...
Listener Questions #31
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how it can both be true that humans share 98.7% of their DNA with bonobos and that fraternal twins share 50% o...
Which planet has the most moons?
Daniel and Kelly revel in the amazing multiplicity of moons in our solar system and what they reveal about our cosmic history.
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Why do animals cooperate?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the evolution of cooperation, and why humans struggle so much with isolation.
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Listener Questions #30
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about sentience, chicken eggs, and the early Universe!
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Why does the Universe minimize action?
Daniel and Kelly dive into one of the most important but mysterious principles of physics: least action.
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Rabies
Daniel and Kelly talk about rabies, which results in very few deaths in the United States but is a neglected tropical disease - taking approximately 6...
Bonus Episode: History Daily - The First Reported Case of the Spanish Flu
Here’s an episode of a show we think you’ll love. It’s History Daily which tells the fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in history. Ne...