Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Mar 24 2025 689 ep. 47 mins 7.3k
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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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Nettie Stevens and the Discovery of Sex Chromosomes

Mar 24 2025 51 mins  
Daniel and Kelly explore the oft-forgotten scientific contributions of Dr. Nettie Stevens, who discovered that chromosomes are responsible for determining an organism's sex.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What did Emmy Noether reveal about the Universe?

Mar 19 2025 51 mins  
Daniel and Kelly talk about the life and underappreciated contribution of mathematician and accidental physicist Emmy NoetherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Many Babies Should You Have? (featuring Katie Goldin)

Mar 17 2025 58 mins  
Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can fast-moving potatoes become black holes?

Mar 12 2025 48 mins  
Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions #7

Mar 11 2025 46 mins  
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Insulin (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

Mar 05 2025 66 mins  
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.

Leeches (featuring Dr. Anna Phillips)

Mar 03 2025 53 mins  
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sexual Evolution (Featuring Dr. Nathan Lents)

Feb 26 2025 52 mins  
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.

Listener Questions #6

Feb 24 2025 51 mins  
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fundamental particles, radiation-gobbling fungi, and the physics of pinball.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.