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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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75:54

The Deep Seabed (featuring Dr. Andrew Thaler)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/05/19

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 seabed, the resources found here, and the rules that govern this region.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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49:01

How do signals get jammed?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/05/14

Daniel and Kelly explain how signals get jammed, how to avoid being jammed, and whose music makes the best jam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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61:49

Listener Questions #38

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/05/12

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about aliens watching Earth, about lone species, and about the size limits of intelligence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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59:03

The discovery of parasite life cycles

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/05/07

Parasites can have amazingly complicated life cycles - moving through a series of host species, and looking quite different while residing within each type of host. Frankly, this stumped scientists for a long time. In today's episode, Daniel and Kelly take a stroll through the history of science to explore how we finally started to figure parasite life cycles out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:19

Can we use zero point energy?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/05/05

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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56:11

Listener Questions #37

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/30

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 the development of tools and technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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67:01

Story of Birds (featuring Dr. Steve Brusatte)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/28

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 color dinosaur feathers were, and why birds survived the devastating asteroid collision with Earth while pterosaurs didn't.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:19

Will AI solve physics?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/23

Daniel and Kelly explain the role of AI in physics and speculate about its future impact on discoveries and curiosity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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42:50

Listener Questions #36

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/21

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about Odderon particles, Langerhans cells, and black holes within black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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57:34

Biofilms (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/16

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 overcoming them.Show links: 1. Nature's cutest symbiosis: The Bobtail Squid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ivMSCi-Y2Q 2. The Joyful Microbe's guide to Kombucha:https://joyfulmicrobe.com/kombucha/(Notice the lighthearted joy, no fear mongering here!) 3. Beautiful image of a phenazine mutant of Pseudomonas:https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/883781 See

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50:06

Does science fiction inspire real tech?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/14

Daniel and Kelly discuss whether ideas from science fiction have inspired real scientific or technological progress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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77:01

Listener Questions #35: Genetics (featuring Dr....

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/09

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about innate behaviors and what it means to "decode" a genome with help from Dr. Benjamin de Bivort.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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65:29

Snakes vs Octopi (featuring Dr. Matt Giorgianni)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/07

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 listener question, and to talk about the evolution of snake venom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:16

Does consciousness come from quantum processes in the...

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/04/02

Daniel and Kelly explore Penrose's Orchestrated Objective Reduction Theory that aims to explain consciousness, quantum measurements, quantum gravity and anaesthesia!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:25

Listener Questions #34

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/03/31

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about what creates the morning fog, why bats don't get dizzy, and the cauchy horizon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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2:17

Introducing: Mostly Human with Laurie Segall

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/03/30

Mostly Human is a weekly podcast that explores technology through the most important lens: the human one. Hosted by award-winning tech journalist Laurie Segall, the immersive interview and investigative show tackles some of the defining questions of our time with headline-making tech titans and the people you don't know yet, but should. Mostly Human will leave you with a sense of agency over fear, and a clearer view of how tech can actually work for you. Listen here and subscribe to Mostly Human

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47:04

How cholera kills you and how we kill it

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/03/26

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 methods we tried using in the past. Like, real bad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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58:35

To swill or to smell: How John Snow determined the...

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/03/24

Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine, and discuss the data John Snow collected to argue that cholera is transmitted through contaminated water and not foul-smelling air. These data bolstered the emerging germ theory of disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:19

Listener Questions #33

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/03/19

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about tongue worms, units, and Kelly's nightmares. Link: Standard reference peanut butterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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41:47

Do we live in a super bubble?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2026/03/17

Daniel and Kelly explore the structure of the space between solar systems and reveal our cosmic context.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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