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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Listener Questions #47 - Plant Questions (featuring Dr. Manuel Lerdau)
Daniel and Kelly are joined by Dr. Manuel Lerdau to answer listener questions about toxic plants, seed germination, and micropropagation.
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How far can we go with chemical rockets?
Daniel and Kelly explain the limitations of chemical rockets and how physics can propel humans to the outer reaches of the solar system.
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Cyclospora (and other diarrhea-inducing parasites)
It's July 2026, and the United States is dealing with an outbreak of cyclospora. Diarrhea makes people think of Kelly, so today we're dealing with the...
Listener Questions #46
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about tick-induced meat allergies, experiencing quantum effects, and fibroids.
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Sound (featuring audio wizard Mat Keselman)
Daniel and Kelly chat with DKEU's audio engineer, Mat Keselman, about the physics of sound and give a behind the scenes look at how Mat works his magi...
What is a space-time interval?
Daniel and Kelly break space, twist time, and then put it back together to explain the most important concept in relativity you've never heard of.
Listener Questions #45
Daniel and Kelly wonder how many Extraordinaries are planning on becoming supervillains as they discuss how to make Jupiter explode, the changing colo...
Rat lungworm (featuring Dr. Chelsea Wood)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Chelsea Wood about rat lungworm - a particularly unpleasant nematode parasite that is spreading way outside of its nati...
Is dark matter a fudge factor?
Daniel and Kelly talk about what it means to be a physics fudge factor and whether DM is fudgy or solid science.
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Listener Questions #44 - How fast can animals go, and how fast can animals grow? (featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)
Dr. John Hutchinson is back to help Kelly and Daniel answer listener questions about how fast animals can grow, how fast animals can go, and whether a...
Of lice and men
Daniel and Kelly explore what lice can teach us about human evolution, and the role lice have played in some of humanity's most devastating wars.
Did aliens put satellites into Earth's orbit pre-Sputnik?
Daniel and Kelly dissect the evidence presented in recent peer-reviewed science papers for pre-Sputnik artificial satellites in Earth orbit.
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Listener Questions #43
Daniel and Kelly marinate in ethanol and saltwater, and reflect on the symmetries of antiparticles.
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The science of bathing (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine talk about what bathing does to your microbiome, and weigh up the pros and cons.
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What broke the grand unified force in the early universe?
Daniel and Kelly walk through the early history of the Universe to explain how forces can be unified, or broken.
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Listener Questions #42
Zach joins Daniel and Kelly for a segment on art and science communication. Then Daniel and Kelly explore the concept of absolute hot, and what makes...
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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