Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe
@dandkuniverse.bsky.social
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. Produced by iHeart. http://www.danielandkelly.org/
We're thrilled to welcome @scottsolomon.bsky.social back on the show! This time around we chatted with Scott about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them.
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
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PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We're thrilled to welcome @scottsolomon.bsky.social back on the show! This time around we chatted with Scott about ancient hominid species, and how we learn about them.
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
PS - Scott has a podcast too! Check it out: @wildworldshow.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Our 22nd Listener Questions episode is now live!
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about interstellar comets, evolution of parasitoids, and the nature of scientific theories.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about interstellar comets, evolution of parasitoids, and the nature of scientific theories.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Our 22nd Listener Questions episode is now live!
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about interstellar comets, evolution of parasitoids, and the nature of scientific theories.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about interstellar comets, evolution of parasitoids, and the nature of scientific theories.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Can we engineer the sun?
Daniel and Kelly exercise their optimism and explore engineering solutions to the Sun's projected overheating and demise.
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Daniel and Kelly exercise their optimism and explore engineering solutions to the Sun's projected overheating and demise.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Can we engineer the sun?
Daniel and Kelly exercise their optimism and explore engineering solutions to the Sun's projected overheating and demise.
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Daniel and Kelly exercise their optimism and explore engineering solutions to the Sun's projected overheating and demise.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk about the confusing aspects of quantum entanglement, and try to untangle the concepts.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Daniel and Kelly talk about the confusing aspects of quantum entanglement, and try to untangle the concepts.
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. John Hawdon about how parasites like hookworm, malaria, and schistosomes hide from our immune system.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. John Hawdon about how parasites like hookworm, malaria, and schistosomes hide from our immune system.
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Daniel and Kelly are joined by the amazing Dr. @catbohannon.bsky.social, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Daniel and Kelly are joined by the amazing Dr. @catbohannon.bsky.social, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.
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Daniel and Kelly are joined by Andy Warner, the co-author and illustrator of Daniel's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics, and talk about how we might chat about science with aliens.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Daniel and Kelly are joined by Andy Warner, the co-author and illustrator of Daniel's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics, and talk about how we might chat about science with aliens.
On today's episode, Daniel and Kelly chat about the development of the polio vaccine.
And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
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And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On today's episode, Daniel and Kelly chat about the development of the polio vaccine.
And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
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And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
A new Listener Questions episode is live!
Daniel & Kelly answer questions about aliens and "the great filter", Sukunaarchaeum (an organism said to possibly be a link between life & not life) and what would happen in the speed of light was suddenly halved.
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Daniel & Kelly answer questions about aliens and "the great filter", Sukunaarchaeum (an organism said to possibly be a link between life & not life) and what would happen in the speed of light was suddenly halved.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
October 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A new Listener Questions episode is live!
Daniel & Kelly answer questions about aliens and "the great filter", Sukunaarchaeum (an organism said to possibly be a link between life & not life) and what would happen in the speed of light was suddenly halved.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel & Kelly answer questions about aliens and "the great filter", Sukunaarchaeum (an organism said to possibly be a link between life & not life) and what would happen in the speed of light was suddenly halved.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
A new episode is up!
Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
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Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A new episode is up!
Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
A new listener questions episode is up!
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
October 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A new listener questions episode is up!
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
Must there be a single unified theory of physics?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @startswithabang.bsky.social about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to @startswithabang.bsky.social about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Must there be a single unified theory of physics?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @startswithabang.bsky.social about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to @startswithabang.bsky.social about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
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How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
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October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".
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Relativistic Beaming -
Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles int he Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles int he Universe.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Relativistic Beaming -
Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles int he Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles int he Universe.
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Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replicating space probes.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replicating space probes.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replicating space probes.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replicating space probes.
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Listener Questions #18 is up!
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Listener Questions #18 is up!
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!
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What came before the Big Bang?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What came before the Big Bang?
Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.
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The Mysteries of Magnetism
Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Mysteries of Magnetism
Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.
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Does physics have to be causal and local?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
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Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Does physics have to be causal and local?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Physics World did a lovely review of @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and Andy Warner's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics! Here it is --
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physicsworld.com/a/if-you-met...
September 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Physics World did a lovely review of @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and Andy Warner's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics! Here it is --
physicsworld.com/a/if-you-met...
physicsworld.com/a/if-you-met...
September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review.
How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
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How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
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September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review.
How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
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How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with @profess.bsky.social, and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with @drbriankeating.bsky.social.
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September 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with @profess.bsky.social, and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with @drbriankeating.bsky.social.
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www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
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Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
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Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
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