Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!

Episodes

March 19, 2026 52 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about tongue worms, units, and Kelly's nightmares.

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Daniel and Kelly explore the structure of the space between solar systems and reveal our cosmic context.

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March 12, 2026 46 mins

Daniel and Kelly talk about the challenges of hot fusion and the frustrated potential of cold fusion. And Keanu Reeves.

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March 10, 2026 53 mins

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.

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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.

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March 3, 2026 57 mins

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.

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February 26, 2026 55 mins

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.

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February 24, 2026 63 mins

Daniel and Kelly revel in the amazing multiplicity of moons in our solar system and what they reveal about our cosmic history.

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February 19, 2026 69 mins

Daniel and Kelly talk about the evolution of cooperation, and why humans struggle so much with isolation.

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February 17, 2026 53 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about sentience, chicken eggs, and the early Universe!

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February 12, 2026 56 mins

Daniel and Kelly dive into one of the most important but mysterious principles of physics: least action.

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February 10, 2026 56 mins

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.

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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.

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February 5, 2026 51 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about bark beetles, ambipolar fields, and gray hairs!

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February 3, 2026 51 mins

Daniel and Kelly talk about how computers store information, and how cosmic rays might flip some vital bits.

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January 29, 2026 51 mins

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?

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January 27, 2026 43 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, duplicate organs and bubble Universes!

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January 22, 2026 52 mins

Daniel and Kelly slow down to understand what velocity really means, and how much we have of it.

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January 20, 2026 53 mins

Daniel and Kelly talk about the problem of time in quantum mechanics and how the past might depend on the future.

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January 15, 2026 49 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about birthing multiple species, mental imagery, and face mites!

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