Daniel and Kelly talk to Thomas Van Riet about how string theory unravels the puzzle of quantum gravity and whether math can be beautiful.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Thomas Van Riet about how string theory unravels the puzzle of quantum gravity and whether math can be beautiful.

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!

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!

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

What is so beautiful about string theory?

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Daniel and Kelly talk about how particles are detected, the heavy proton discovery, and de Sitter space.

Daniel and Kelly talk about how particles are detected, the heavy proton discovery, and de Sitter space.

Listener questions #53

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Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine. Syphilis arrived with a bang in Europe in 1493, but where did it come from?

Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine. Syphilis arrived with a bang in Europe in 1493, but where did it come from?

How did syphilis get to Europe? 

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Daniel and Kelly talk about a particularly quirky theory of dark matter that Daniel is searching for.

Daniel and Kelly talk about a particularly quirky theory of dark matter that Daniel is searching for.

What if dark matter is more complicated?

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What is so beautiful about string theory?

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