Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about recent measurements that leave us confused about the expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about prions, playing music near a black hole, and medical maggots.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how we measure and define intelligence, hypotheses for why it arises, and why flies are so dumb.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly explore the nature of of matter and whether we can crack it open without spending billions on bigger colliders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about space within the atom, picky parasites, and speed-of-light particles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. John Hutchinson about how large animals move.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about what energy is, how it flows, and whether it has to come from anywhere! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Solomon about how we measure evolution, and whether or not humans are still evolving.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly talks to Dr. Michael Yassa about how memories are formed, comparing brains to computers, brain-computer interfaces, and more!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly try to organize their thoughts about the disorderly topic of entropy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, author of "Atomic Dreams", a new book that tracks the complex relationship between environmentalism and nuclear power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about how nuclear reactors work and explore the new techologies that try to limit the risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does nature keep evolving crabs? Is the crab body plan the peak of evolution? Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Jo Wolfe to discuss some misconceptions about "carcinization". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Prof. Megan Peters about the inner workings of the mind, and how much we do and don't understand it See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly explore the oft-forgotten scientific contributions of Dr. Nettie Stevens, who discovered that chromosomes are responsible for determining an organism's sex. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about the life and underappreciated contribution of mathematician and accidental physicist Emmy Noether See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.