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!Social links:
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Listener Questions #29
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about bark beetles, ambipolar fields, and gray hairs!
51:21
Can cosmic rays corrupt computers?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how computers store information, and how cosmic rays might flip some vital bits.
51:47
What is interspecific brood parasitism?
Daniel and Kelly talk about interspecific brood parasites - which are species that sneak their eggs into the nests of other, unsuspecting species. How do they get away with this?
51:59
Listener Questions #28
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, duplicate organs and bubble Universes!
43:53
How fast are we moving?
Daniel and Kelly slow down to understand what velocity really means, and how much we have of it.
52:06
Can quantum measurements change the past?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the problem of time in quantum mechanics and how the past might depend on the future.
53:54
Listener Questions #27
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about birthing multiple species, mental imagery, and face mites!
49:52
What can we learn by smashing muons together?
Daniel and Kelly talk about why particle physicists are excited about a muon collider.
52:50
Zombie fish
Daniel and Kelly talk about a brain-infecting parasite of California Killifish, and discuss how the parasite might be altering the fish's behavior to its own ends.
54:53
The several styles of singularities
Daniel and Kelly take a tour through the various singularities that are predicted by general relativity.
54:31