Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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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!

  • 48 minutes 25 seconds
    Can fast-moving potatoes become black holes?

    Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons.

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    13 March 2025, 5:00 am
  • 46 minutes 41 seconds
    Listener Questions #7

    Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs!

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    11 March 2025, 12:45 pm
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Insulin (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

    Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff. 

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    6 March 2025, 6:00 am
  • 53 minutes 57 seconds
    Leeches (featuring Dr. Anna Phillips)

    Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches. 

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    4 March 2025, 6:00 am
  • 52 minutes 25 seconds
    The Sexual Evolution (Featuring Dr. Nathan Lents)

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Nathan Lents about sex, gender, monogamy, and other topics from his recent book, The Sexual Evolution.

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    27 February 2025, 6:00 am
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Listener Questions #6

    Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fundamental particles, radiation-gobbling fungi, and the physics of pinball.

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    25 February 2025, 6:00 am
  • 58 minutes 51 seconds
    The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger)

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more. 

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    20 February 2025, 6:00 am
  • 52 minutes 56 seconds
    Can antimatter help us find dark matter?

    Daniel and Kelly look for ways that mysteries of antimatter could shed light on the mysteries of dark matter

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    18 February 2025, 5:00 am
  • 47 minutes 42 seconds
    Did the Earth ever have a ring?

    Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the Earth

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    13 February 2025, 5:00 am
  • 46 minutes 35 seconds
    Listener Questions #5

    Daniel and Kelly answer questions about chain reactions in space, the chemistry of life, and how a theory is accepted.

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    11 February 2025, 6:00 am
  • 54 minutes 6 seconds
    What is weak hypercharge?

    Daniel and Kelly break down what it means for particles to have charge, and how that translates to charges for the weak force

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    6 February 2025, 5:00 am
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