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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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All Episodes

48:41

Is the Universe Fine-tuned for life?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/02

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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62:54

Phage therapy (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/28

Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:00

Listener Questions #17

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/26

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

60:03

Why do we sleep and dream? (featuring Dr. Gina Poe)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/21

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 night, and what rats dream about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:19

What are paraparticles?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/19

Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:02

Xenotransplantation

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/14

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. Daniel and Kelly talk about the science and ethics behind using transgenic pigs to fill the shortfall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:07

Unraveling misleading popular science

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/12

Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashing recent popular science and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:48

Listener Questions #16

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/07

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:23

What is toponium?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/08/05

Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

56:37

Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated Smallpox

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/31

Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that saved humanity from this ancient scourge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:56

Listener Questions #15

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/29

Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

49:06

Can particle beams be used to treat cancer?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/24

Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:49

Could stars have black holes at their cores?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/22

Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:26

Going under: The history and mechanisms of general...

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/17

Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:58

Listener Questions #14

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/15

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

50:10

How to become a parasite

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/10

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

62:17

Should we be worried about overpopulation or...

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/08

Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:55

Listener Questions #13

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/03

Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

45:08

How do we know what elements the Universe is made of?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/07/01

Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

43:24

Why are stars different colors?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/06/26

Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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