Listener Questions #41

Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about earthworms, the origins of the galaxy, and snails!

What is a species? (featuring Dr. Scott Egan)

Daniel and Kelly talk to Prof. Scott Egan about the meaning of species in modern biology.

Could the Earth be at the center of the solar system?

Daniel and Kelly explain the bizarre Tychonic model of the solar system, which for centuries stood as a valid theory alongside the Copernican model.

Listener Questions #40

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies.

Are rural raccoons becoming domesticated?

A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And how well do we really understand the domestication process anyway?

What is quantum contextuality?

Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysterious concept of quantum contexuality: how measurements depend on each other.

Listener Questions #39

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about muscle memory, water-less showers, and why everyone can't be ambidextrous.

The Deep Seabed (featuring Dr. Andrew Thaler)

Over 50% of Earth's surface is the deep seabed. Dr. Andrew Thaler joins Daniel and Kelly to talk about the amazing diversity of life on the deep seabed, the resources found here, and the rules that govern this region.

How do signals get jammed?

Daniel and Kelly explain how signals get jammed, how to avoid being jammed, and whose music makes the best jam.

Listener Questions #38

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about aliens watching Earth, about lone species, and about the size limits of intelligence.