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 and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems.

Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems.

Is it possible to travel to other stars?

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy. 

Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy.&nbsp;

When will space be cheap? (featuring Zach Weinersmith)

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars.

The Martian Revolution (featuring Mike Duncan)

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Why is mercury liquid at room temperature?

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