Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that saved humanity from this ancient scourge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about neutrons, bananas and Jupiter and find a secret theme that links them all! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly strip away the hype and reveal the actual mind-blowing physics of the quantum internet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep humans healthy and happy during interstellar voyages.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.