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!

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!

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

Why is mercury liquid at room temperature?

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Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine chat about how mosquitos find us, and what we can do to protect ourselves from the diseases they transmit.

Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine chat about how mosquitos find us, and what we can do to protect ourselves from the diseases they transmit.

How do we control mosquito populations?

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fingerprints, particle beam accidents, tickles and yawns!

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fingerprints, particle beam accidents, tickles and yawns!

Listener Questions #23

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Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the mysterious every day physics of shadows, including whether they can move faster than light.

Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the mysterious every day physics of shadows, including whether they can move faster than light.

The physics of shadows

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Why is mercury liquid at room temperature?

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