Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Science conspiracy theories (featuring Dr. Phil Plait)

Daniel and Kelly are joined by Phil Plait to explore conspiracy theories about the end of the world, demons at CERN, and the face on Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener fo

Sleuth-Hound (featuring Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris)

Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa

Listener questions #53

Daniel and Kelly talk about how particles are detected, the heavy proton discovery, and de Sitter space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did syphilis get to Europe?

Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine. Syphilis arrived with a bang in Europe in 1493, but where did it come from? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

What if dark matter is more complicated?

Daniel and Kelly talk about a particularly quirky theory of dark matter that Daniel is searching for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions #52

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how AI is impacting math and physics, what we really know about the wood wide web, and what happens when matter annihilat

What is creativity? (featuring Dr. Moiya McTier)

Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Moiya McTier about how we define and measure creativity, and the impacts of the modern world on creative pursuits. Check out her new book,

Supervoids

Daniel and Kelly explore the structure of the Universe and examine its emptiest places, making no effort to spare the scatological humor. See omnystudio.com/listener for

Listener Questions #51

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about special relativity, organisms that eat plastic, and whether the future is already determined. See omnystudio.com/listene

Do Animals Make Mistakes? (featuring Dr. Andy Sih)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Andy Sih about the kinds of mistakes wild animals make, and why they make them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did we just discover dark matter?

Daniel and Kelly talk about the recent observation of a dark matter candidate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions #50

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about scent dialects, drilling through the ice above the oceans of Enceladus, and why some animals have penises. See omnystudi

Addiction (featuring Dr. Marcelo Wood)

Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Marcelo Wood about what addiction does to our brains, why some of us become addicted to drugs while others don't, what drugs do to our brai

Is dark energy a fudge factor?

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether physicists are trying to understand the expansion of the Universe, or pull the cosmic wool over everyone's eyes. Also, horse milk come

Listener Questions #49

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about alternatives to the Big Bang, scurvy, and supercontinents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rewilding

Daniel and Kelly talk about the differences between conservation and rewilding, and discuss some of the successes, failures, and wild ideas that have come from the rewild

Can we simulate the Universe?

Daniel and Kelly talk about what a recent simulation project can tell us about how the Universe got so clumpy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions #48

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about crackpots, hearing meteors, and the age of everything. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Origins of life (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine take on the origins of life. They discuss competing definitions for "life", whether it's even helpful to have a definition, the oldest evidence

Should the government be hiding aliens?

Daniel and Kelly review the recent movie 'Disclosure Day' and discuss some tough questions about knowledge and secrecy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati