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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

47:39

How do parasites evade our immune system? (featuring...

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/11/11

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. John Hawdon about how parasites like hookworm, malaria, and schistosomes hide from our immune system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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55:33

Listener Questions #21 featuring Cat Bohannan

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/11/06

Daniel and Kelly are joined by Cat Bohannan, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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65:56

Do Aliens Speak Physics, with Andy Warner

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/11/04

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 chat about science with aliens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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60:10

How was the polio vaccine developed?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/30

Daniel and Kelly talk about the development of the polio vaccine.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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53:58

Listener Questions #20

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/28

Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about aliens, archaea and the speed of light.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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55:43

Is physics discovered or invented?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/23

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?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:51

Listener Questions #19

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/21

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how pinworms know it's nighttime, how quarks contribute to mass, and why eating too many carrots makes your skin yellow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:36

Must there be a single unified theory of physics?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/16

Daniel and Kelly talk to Ethan Siegal about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:45

How might aliens perceive the Universe?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/14

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 Speak Physics?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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67:53

Why do we age? (featuring Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan)

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/09

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 the Quest for Immortality".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:33

Relativistic beaming

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/07

Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles in the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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63:10

Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/10/02

Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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50:46

Listener Questions #18

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/30

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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73:02

What came before the Big Bang?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/25

Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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48:08

The Mysteries of Magnetism

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/23

Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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71:21

Does physics have to be causal and local?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/18

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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51:29

Zombie ants

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/16

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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56:18

How does scientific peer review work?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/11

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 these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, and does that mean that all of science is questionable?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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75:56

How are scientific discoveries made?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/09

Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with Prof. Lydia Patton and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with Prof. Brian Keating.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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61:10

How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing...

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe ·

2025/09/04

Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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