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

April 29, 2025 52 mins

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. John Hutchinson about how large animals move. 

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Daniel and Kelly talk about what energy is, how it flows, and whether it has to come from anywhere!

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Solomon about how we measure evolution, and whether or not humans are still evolving. 

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Kelly talks to Dr. Michael Yassa about how memories are formed, comparing brains to computers, brain-computer interfaces, and more! 

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April 15, 2025 58 mins

Daniel and Kelly try to organize their thoughts about the disorderly topic of entropy.

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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.

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April 8, 2025 49 mins

Daniel and Kelly talk about how nuclear reactors work and explore the new techologies that try to limit the risks.

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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".

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April 1, 2025 51 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults!

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March 27, 2025 67 mins

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

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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.

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the life and underappreciated contribution of mathematician and accidental physicist Emmy Noether

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them. 

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Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons.

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March 11, 2025 46 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs!

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff. 

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March 4, 2025 53 mins

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches. 

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Nathan Lents about sex, gender, monogamy, and other topics from his recent book, The Sexual Evolution.

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February 25, 2025 51 mins

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fundamental particles, radiation-gobbling fungi, and the physics of pinball.

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more. 

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