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!

  • 51 minutes 22 seconds
    Cannibalism (featuring Volker Rudolf)

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Volker Rudolf about cannibalism. 

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    21 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 53 minutes 49 seconds
    Exploration from the poles to the heavens

    Daniel and Kelly talk about difficulties encountered during polar expeditions, and how we can avoid making these same mistakes when we begin exploring Mars. 

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    19 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 53 minutes 39 seconds
    What's so exciting about quantum computing? (featuring Scott Aaronson)

    Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Aaronson about quantum computing, and try to bust through the most common misconceptions. 

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    14 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    What is a particle?

    Daniel and Kelly try to get an solid mental picture of this particularly slippery concept

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    12 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 56 minutes 42 seconds
    Off-Earth ethics (featuring Erika Nesvold)

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Erika Nesvold about ethical questions we should be asking as we prepare to become a multiplanetary species. 

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    7 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 54 minutes 14 seconds
    How to keep Martians fed and happy

    Daniel and Kelly talk about the future of food in space. Do you like lukewarm cricket tacos? 

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    5 November 2024, 6:00 am
  • 55 minutes 53 seconds
    Halloween Special: Zombies and Ghosts

    Daniel and Kelly talk about Toxoplasma gondii, and the "science" of ghost hunting.

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    31 October 2024, 4:00 am
  • 52 minutes 54 seconds
    How to keep astronauts fed and happy

    Daniel and Kelly discuss the often less-than-delicious history of food in space. 

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    29 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 56 minutes 14 seconds
    What is time?

    Daniel and Kelly take some time to puzzle of the nature of time, an eternally timely mystery.

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    24 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 54 minutes 13 seconds
    What is space?

    Daniel and Kelly wrestle with the the fabric of the Universe itself. What is it, what can it do and why do we have it?

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    22 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 59 minutes 49 seconds
    Death from the Skies! (featuring Phil Plait)

    Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Phil Plait about some of the ways space could wipe us all out, or at least really mess up our infrastructure. 

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    17 October 2024, 5:00 am
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