Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Listener Questions #37
30 april 2026 · 56 min
Daniel and Kelly explain how cells in a fetus or in an adult know what they're supposed to do, and discuss whether opposable thumbs are necessary for the development of tools and technology. Lees meer
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Story of Birds (featuring Dr. Steve Brusatte)
28 april 2026 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steve Brusatte about his new book "The Story of Birds". We discuss if chickens are really dinosaurs, if we know what color dinosaur feathers were, and why birds survived the devastating asteroid collision with Earth while pterosaurs didn't. Lees meer
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Will AI solve physics?
23 april 2026 · 57 min
Daniel and Kelly explain the role of AI in physics and speculate about its future impact on discoveries and curiosity. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #36
21 april 2026 · 43 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about Odderon particles, Langerhans cells, and black holes within black holes. Lees meer
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Biofilms (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
16 april 2026 · 58 min
Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine talk about biofilms, and how they can be delicious, adorable, and bad. For the bad ones, we discuss current tactics for overcoming them. Lees meer
Show links:
1. Nature's cutest symbiosis: The Bobtail Squid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ivMSCi-Y2Q
2. The Joyful Microbe's guide to Kombucha: https://joyfulmicrobe.com/kombucha/(Notice the lighthearted joy, no fear mongering here!)
3. Beautiful image of a phenazine mutant of Pseudomonas: https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/883781
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Does science fiction inspire real tech?
14 april 2026 · 50 min
Daniel and Kelly discuss whether ideas from science fiction have inspired real scientific or technological progress. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #35: Genetics (featuring Dr. Benjamin de Bivort)
9 april 2026 · 1 uur 17 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about innate behaviors and what it means to "decode" a genome with help from Dr. Benjamin de Bivort. Lees meer
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Snakes vs Octopi (featuring Dr. Matt Giorgianni)
7 april 2026 · 1 uur 5 min
If a rattlesake bit an octopus, would its venom have any effect? Daniel and Kelly bring venom expert Dr. Matt Giorgianni on to the show to answer this listener question, and to talk about the evolution of snake venom. Lees meer
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Does consciousness come from quantum processes in the brain?
2 april 2026 · 54 min
Daniel and Kelly explore Penrose's Orchestrated Objective Reduction Theory that aims to explain consciousness, quantum measurements, quantum gravity and anaesthesia! Lees meer
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Listener Questions #34
31 maart 2026 · 48 min
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about what creates the morning fog, why bats don't get dizzy, and the cauchy horizon. Lees meer
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How cholera kills you and how we kill it
26 maart 2026 · 47 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about what Vibrio cholerae does to your body, and the methods we have to combat it. They also talk about some of the really bad methods we tried using in the past. Like, real bad. Lees meer
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To swill or to smell: How John Snow determined the cause of cholera
24 maart 2026 · 59 min
Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine, and discuss the data John Snow collected to argue that cholera is transmitted through contaminated water and not foul-smelling air. These data bolstered the emerging germ theory of disease. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #33
19 maart 2026 · 52 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about tongue worms, units, and Kelly's nightmares. Lees meer
Link: Standard reference peanut butter
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Do we live in a super bubble?
17 maart 2026 · 42 min
Daniel and Kelly explore the structure of the space between solar systems and reveal our cosmic context. Lees meer
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Is Cold Fusion impossible?
12 maart 2026 · 46 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about the challenges of hot fusion and the frustrated potential of cold fusion. And Keanu Reeves. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #32
10 maart 2026 · 53 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the expanding universe, how sleep aids impact sleep quality, and what characteristics might make aliens better adapted for interstellar travel. Lees meer
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Becoming Martian (featuring Dr. Scott Solomon)
5 maart 2026 · 57 min
Daniel and Kelly welcome Dr. Scott Solomon back on the show to talk about his new book Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change our Bodies and Minds. Lees meer
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Musk on the Moon
3 maart 2026 · 58 min
Daniel and Kelly discuss Elon Musk's recent announcement that SpaceX has shifted focus from a self-sustaining settlement on Mars to a self-growing city on the Moon. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #31
26 februari 2026 · 56 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how it can both be true that humans share 98.7% of their DNA with bonobos and that fraternal twins share 50% of their DNA, why black holes don't have color charges, and whether or not you could treat a fever or let it ride. Lees meer
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Which planet has the most moons?
24 februari 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
Daniel and Kelly revel in the amazing multiplicity of moons in our solar system and what they reveal about our cosmic history. Lees meer
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Why do animals cooperate?
19 februari 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about the evolution of cooperation, and why humans struggle so much with isolation. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #30
17 februari 2026 · 54 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about sentience, chicken eggs, and the early Universe! Lees meer
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Why does the Universe minimize action?
12 februari 2026 · 56 min
Daniel and Kelly dive into one of the most important but mysterious principles of physics: least action. Lees meer
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Rabies
10 februari 2026 · 57 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about rabies, which results in very few deaths in the United States but is a neglected tropical disease - taking approximately 60,000 lives globally each year. Lees meer
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Bonus Episode: History Daily - The First Reported Case of the Spanish Flu
7 februari 2026 · 19 min
Here’s an episode of a show we think you’ll love. It’s History Daily which tells the fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in history. New episodes come out every weekday. In this episode, it’s March 11, 1918. A US army cook becomes the first person diagnosed with the Spanish Flu, setting off the deadliest pandemic in modern history. Lees meer
www.historydaily.com
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Listener Questions #29
5 februari 2026 · 51 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about bark beetles, ambipolar fields, and gray hairs! Lees meer
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Can cosmic rays corrupt computers?
3 februari 2026 · 52 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about how computers store information, and how cosmic rays might flip some vital bits. Lees meer
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What is interspecific brood parasitism?
29 januari 2026 · 52 min
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? Lees meer
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Listener Questions #28
27 januari 2026 · 44 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, duplicate organs and bubble Universes! Lees meer
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How fast are we moving?
22 januari 2026 · 52 min
Daniel and Kelly slow down to understand what velocity really means, and how much we have of it. Lees meer
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Can quantum measurements change the past?
20 januari 2026 · 54 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about the problem of time in quantum mechanics and how the past might depend on the future. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #27
15 januari 2026 · 50 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about birthing multiple species, mental imagery, and face mites! Lees meer
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What can we learn by smashing muons together?
13 januari 2026 · 53 min
Daniel and Kelly talk about why particle physicists are excited about a muon collider. Lees meer
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Zombie fish
8 januari 2026 · 55 min
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. Lees meer
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The several styles of singularities
6 januari 2026 · 55 min
Daniel and Kelly take a tour through the various singularities that are predicted by general relativity. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #26
1 januari 2026 · 47 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about tornadoes, water purification, and massive moons in the sky. Lees meer
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Perimenopause
30 december 2025 · 1 uur
Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine discuss what happens during menopause, why evolutionary biologists think menopause occurs, and our current knowledge of the risks of hormone therapy. Lees meer
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What's the densest thing in the Universe that's not a black hole?
25 december 2025 · 47 min
Daniel and Kelly dive into the hearts of blue giants, massive planets, and neutron stars to reveal a surprising limit on cosmic density. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #25
23 december 2025 · 53 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about kissing bugs, magnetic fields in the Sun, and microbiomes in space. Lees meer
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How many rogue planets and stars are there?
18 december 2025 · 49 min
Daniel and Kelly answer a question from a listener about planets without stars and stars without galaxies. Lees meer
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How bad are microplastics?
16 december 2025 · 59 min
Microplastics are everywhere. How did they get there, and should we worry? Lees meer
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Listener Questions #24
11 december 2025 · 49 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about Jupiter and circadian rhythms. Lees meer
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How do we predict the weather?
9 december 2025 · 1 uur
Daniel and Kelly explain how physics predicts the future rain and shine, and all of the incredible science involved. Lees meer
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How do we control mosquito populations?
4 december 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine chat about how mosquitos find us, and what we can do to protect ourselves from the diseases they transmit. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #23
2 december 2025 · 56 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fingerprints, particle beam accidents, tickles and yawns! Lees meer
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The physics of shadows
27 november 2025 · 52 min
Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the mysterious every day physics of shadows, including whether they can move faster than light. Lees meer
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Introducing : Inner Cosmos with Host David Eagleman and Guest Daniel Whiteson
26 november 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Hello Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe listeners. Lees meer
We want to share a great show, Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman. ( Neuroscientist and Author)
Join David and Daniel as they explore the Brain and the Universe.
“Imagine we eventually meet some alien scientists. If they can see electrons or smell photons, would their science look like ours? Is physics a universal language, or just a local dialect of the human brain? Would aliens use math, or might their truths be organized unrecognizably? Are the “laws of nature” really laws, or simply our interpretations? “
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How long have we been human? (featuring Dr. Scott Solomon)
25 november 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Solomon about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them. Lees meer
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Listener Questions #22
20 november 2025 · 52 min
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about interstellar comets, evolution of parasitoids, and the nature of scientific theories. Lees meer
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Can we engineer the sun?
18 november 2025 · 49 min
Daniel and Kelly exercise their optimism and explore engineering solutions to the Sun's projected overheating and demise. Lees meer
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