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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

66:42

Insulin (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/03/06

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

53:57

Leeches (featuring Dr. Anna Phillips)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/03/04

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

52:25

The Sexual Evolution (Featuring Dr. Nathan Lents)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/27

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Nathan Lents about sex, gender, monogamy, and other topics from his recent book, The Sexual Evolution.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

51:37

Listener Questions #6

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/25

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fundamental particles, radiation-gobbling fungi, and the physics of pinball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

58:51

The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/20

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

52:56

Can antimatter help us find dark matter?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/18

Daniel and Kelly look for ways that mysteries of antimatter could shed light on the mysteries of dark matterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:42

Did the Earth ever have a ring?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/13

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the EarthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:35

Listener Questions #5

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/11

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about chain reactions in space, the chemistry of life, and how a theory is accepted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:06

What is weak hypercharge?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/06

Daniel and Kelly break down what it means for particles to have charge, and how that translates to charges for the weak forceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

49:04

Was the Big Bang left handed?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/02/04

Daniel and Kelly dive into the left-right asymmetry of hands, life, particles and the Universe itselfSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:51

How do we defeat the dirt worms?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/30

Daniel and Kelly talk about what we're doing to combat soil-transmitted nematodes, which are parasite that infects up to 25% of the world's population.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:10

How did we tackle Trichinella?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/28

Daniel and Kelly talk about how public health officials turned "the most serious parasitic disease in New England" into a disease that only afflicts about 15 people per year in the whole of the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

51:00

Can tardigrades survive on the Moon?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/23

Daniel and Kelly talk about the extraordinary ability to tardigrades to survive extreme conditions, and ponder whether those abilities have kept them alive after a space craft carrying them crashed into the surface of the Moon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

43:10

Listener Questions #4

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/21

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about binary star seasons, meat wasps and freefall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

51:32

What is post-quantum gravity?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/16

Daniel and Kelly talk to Jonathan Oppenheim about his unusual theory of unpredictable gravitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

61:20

What is so beautiful about string theory?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/14

Daniel and Kelly talk to Thomas Van Riet about how string theory unravels the puzzle of quantum gravity and whether math can be beautiful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

69:44

DKEU Listener Questions Volume #3

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/09

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about soil on Mars, the double slit experiment, and adaptations for surviving on the Red Planet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:34

Familes in space

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/07

Can humans safely have babies in space? Daniel and Kelly talk about what we know about human health in space, and our prospects for starting families there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

44:31

Time travel fiction

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/01/02

Daniel and Kelly talk to authors about the science and storytelling of time-travel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:09

Space Debris (featuring Dr. Jonathan McDowell)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2024/12/31

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Jonathan McDowell about the kinds of junk you find in space, the problems it causes, and what we can do about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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