Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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 we have for life, and how we think life got started.

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Daniel and Kelly review the recent movie 'Disclosure Day' and discuss some tough questions about knowledge and secrecy.

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Daniel and Kelly are joined by Dr. Manuel Lerdau to answer listener questions about toxic plants, seed germination, and micropropagation.

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Daniel and Kelly explain the limitations of chemical rockets and how physics can propel humans to the outer reaches of the solar system.

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It's July 2026, and the United States is dealing with an outbreak of cyclospora. Diarrhea makes people think of Kelly, so today we're dealing with the many questions Kelly has gotten about parasites in our food supplies.

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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about tick-induced meat allergies, experiencing quantum effects, and fibroids.

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Daniel and Kelly chat with DKEU's audio engineer, Mat Keselman, about the physics of sound and give a behind the scenes look at how Mat works his magic.

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Daniel and Kelly break space, twist time, and then put it back together to explain the most important concept in relativity you've never heard of.

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Daniel and Kelly wonder how many Extraordinaries are planning on becoming supervillains as they discuss how to make Jupiter explode, the changing colors of children's hair, and whether or not aliens could discover electromagnetism without iron.

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Chelsea Wood about rat lungworm - a particularly unpleasant nematode parasite that is spreading way outside of its native range.

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Daniel and Kelly talk about what it means to be a physics fudge factor and whether DM is fudgy or solid science.

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Dr. John Hutchinson is back to help Kelly and Daniel answer listener questions about how fast animals can grow, how fast animals can go, and whether animal size impacts average lifespans. Also, cheese.

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Daniel and Kelly explore what lice can teach us about human evolution, and the role lice have played in some of humanity's most devastating wars.

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Daniel and Kelly dissect the evidence presented in recent peer-reviewed science papers for pre-Sputnik artificial satellites in Earth orbit.

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Daniel and Kelly marinate in ethanol and saltwater, and reflect on the symmetries of antiparticles.

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Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine talk about what bathing does to your microbiome, and weigh up the pros and cons.

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Daniel and Kelly walk through the early history of the Universe to explain how forces can be unified, or broken.

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Zach joins Daniel and Kelly for a segment on art and science communication. Then Daniel and Kelly explore the concept of absolute hot, and what makes some rocks glow.

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Daniel and Kelly talks about a species of social amoeba that will die to help others. Why the heck does it do that? And bonus: the amoeba are farmers!

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