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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Can we engineer the sun?
Daniel and Kelly exercise their optimism and explore engineering solutions to the Sun's projected overheating and demise.
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How to make sense of quantum entanglement
Daniel and Kelly talk about the confusing aspects of quantum entanglement, and try to untangle the concepts.
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How do parasites evade our immune system? (featuring Dr. John Hawdon)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. John Hawdon about how parasites like hookworm, malaria, and schistosomes hide from our immune system.
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Listener Questions #21 featuring Cat Bohannan
Daniel and Kelly are joined by Cat Bohannan, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether v...
Do Aliens Speak Physics, with Andy Warner
Daniel and Kelly are joined by Andy Warner, the co-author and illustrator of Daniel's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics, and talk about how we might c...
How was the polio vaccine developed?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the development of the polio vaccine.
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Listener Questions #20
Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about aliens, archaea and the speed of light.
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Is physics discovered or invented?
Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
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Listener Questions #19
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how pinworms know it's nighttime, how quarks contribute to mass, and why eating too many carrots make...
Must there be a single unified theory of physics?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Ethan Siegal about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
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How might aliens perceive the Universe?
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 S...
Why do we age? (featuring Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan)
Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and t...
Relativistic beaming
Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles in the Universe.
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Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.
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Listener Questions #18
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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What came before the Big Bang?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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The Mysteries of Magnetism
Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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Does physics have to be causal and local?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Sean Carroll about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
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Zombie ants
Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".
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How does scientific peer review work?
Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review. How does it work? Who are the...
How are scientific discoveries made?
Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with Prof. Lydia Patton and the lessons...
How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means.
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Is the Universe Fine-tuned for life?
Daniel and Kelly grapple with the implications of arbitrary numbers in our theory, whether they could have had different values, and what it all means...
Phage therapy (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.
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Listener Questions #17
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood.
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Why do we sleep and dream? (featuring Dr. Gina Poe)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the ni...
What are paraparticles?
Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.
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Xenotransplantation
Over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waitlist in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these people will not get an organ in time. Dani...
Unraveling misleading popular science
Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashing recent popular science and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.
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Listener Questions #16
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection.
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What is toponium?
Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter.
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Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated Smallpox
Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that...
Listener Questions #15
Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs!
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Can particle beams be used to treat cancer?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.
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Could stars have black holes at their cores?
Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.
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Going under: The history and mechanisms of general anesthesia
Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works.
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Listener Questions #14
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass.
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How to become a parasite
Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.
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Should we be worried about overpopulation or depopulation?
Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation.
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Listener Questions #13
Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation.
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