Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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!
Listener Questions #55
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how much oil is left underground, how parasites recognize "new" hosts, and when to date the birth of technology.
42:09
Symbioses
Daniel and Kelly talk about the symbioses! We talk about the symbiotic interaction that made us who we are, a symbiosis that produces soil, and symbioses that are many layers deep.
44:42
Can you entangle three particles?
Daniel and Kelly explain how triplets of particles can be entangled, and how it allows for a smoking-gun proof of quantum mechanics.
50:12
Listener Questions #54
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about algal blooms in the Reflecting Pool, the difference between memory and consciousness, and banana slugs.
46:47
Science conspiracy theories (featuring Dr. Phil Plait)
Daniel and Kelly are joined by Phil Plait to explore conspiracy theories about the end of the world, demons at CERN, and the face on Mars.
1:05:22
Sleuth-Hound (featuring Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris)
Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.
56:08
Listener questions #53
Daniel and Kelly talk about how particles are detected, the heavy proton discovery, and de Sitter space.
40:52
How did syphilis get to Europe?
Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine. Syphilis arrived with a bang in Europe in 1493, but where did it come from?
43:38
What if dark matter is more complicated?
Daniel and Kelly talk about a particularly quirky theory of dark matter that Daniel is searching for.
44:24
Listener Questions #52
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how AI is impacting math and physics, what we really know about the wood wide web, and what happens when matter annihilates.
47:59