Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Feb 19 2025 680 ep. 47 mins 7.2k
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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!

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The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger)

Feb 19 2025 58 mins  
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.

Can antimatter help us find dark matter?

Feb 17 2025 52 mins  
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.

Did the Earth ever have a ring?

Feb 12 2025 47 mins  
Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the EarthSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions #5

Feb 10 2025 46 mins  
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.

What is weak hypercharge?

Feb 05 2025 54 mins  
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.

Was the Big Bang left handed?

Feb 03 2025 49 mins  
Daniel and Kelly dive into the left-right asymmetry of hands, life, particles and the Universe itself. (This version was edited to reflect that 2d space has handedness and methane is non-chiral.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we defeat the dirt worms?

Jan 29 2025 47 mins  
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.

How did we tackle Trichinella?

Jan 27 2025 46 mins  
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.

Can tardigrades survive on the Moon?

Jan 22 2025 51 mins  
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.

Listener Questions #4

Jan 20 2025 43 mins  
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about binary star seasons, meat wasps and freefall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.