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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!

Location:

United States

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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!

Language:

English


Episodes
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Listener Questions #13

7/3/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:55

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How do we know what elements the Universe is made of?

7/1/2025
Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:45:08

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Why are stars different colors?

6/26/2025
Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:43:24

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Did Colossal bring back the dire wolf?

6/24/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:20

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Listener Questions #12

6/19/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about neutrons, bananas and Jupiter and find a secret theme that links them all! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:10

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What is the quantum internet?

6/17/2025
Daniel and Kelly strip away the hype and reveal the actual mind-blowing physics of the quantum internet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:34

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Can humans survive interstellar travel?

6/12/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep humans healthy and happy during interstellar voyages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:13

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Is it possible to travel to other stars?

6/10/2025
Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:33

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When will space be cheap? (featuring Zach Weinersmith)

6/5/2025
Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:55:54

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The Martian Revolution (featuring Mike Duncan)

6/3/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:55:02

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Listener Questions #11

5/29/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:43:23

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How and why do trees get so old?

5/27/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:41

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Is the standard model of dark energy in trouble?

5/22/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about recent measurements that leave us confused about the expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:57

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Do microbes help or hurt you? (featuring Katrine Whiteson)

5/20/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:10:05

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Introducing: Kill Switch

5/15/2025
Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our supercharged technological lives. Ask ourselves who is in control? Can we beat the computer or are we going to need to throw the kill switch? New host Dexter Thomas, Jr answers questions big and small – like who made Shrimp Jesus and why? To how and why you very well could get arrested by a computer. And we’ll be bringing the DIY back to tech – How to Now on everything from how to run your own LLM to tips to mitigate your exposure online. Listen here or on the iHeartRadio app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:02:04

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Listener Questions #10

5/15/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about prions, playing music near a black hole, and medical maggots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:49:32

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Why is mercury liquid at room temperature?

5/13/2025
Daniel and Kelly take a detour into the fascinating world of chemistry to explore why mercury is liquid at room temp. The answer is relatively surprising! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:51:37

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How did intelligence arise?

5/8/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how we measure and define intelligence, hypotheses for why it arises, and why flies are so dumb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:00:19

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Can we see what's inside the electron?

5/6/2025
Daniel and Kelly explore the nature of of matter and whether we can crack it open without spending billions on bigger colliders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:53

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Listener Questions #9

5/1/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about space within the atom, picky parasites, and speed-of-light particles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:15