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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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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!

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United States

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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!

Language:

English


Episodes
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What's so exciting about quantum computing? (featuring Scott Aaronson)

11/14/2024
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Aaronson about quantum computing, and try to bust through the most common misconceptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:39

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What is a particle?

11/12/2024
Daniel and Kelly try to get an solid mental picture of this particularly slippery concept See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:02:06

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Off-Earth ethics (featuring Erika Nesvold)

11/7/2024
Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Erika Nesvold about ethical questions we should be asking as we prepare to become a multiplanetary species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:42

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How to keep Martians fed and happy

11/5/2024
Daniel and Kelly talk about the future of food in space. Do you like lukewarm cricket tacos? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:14

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Halloween Special: Zombies and Ghosts

10/31/2024
Daniel and Kelly talk about Toxoplasma gondii, and the "science" of ghost hunting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:55:53

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How to keep astronauts fed and happy

10/29/2024
Daniel and Kelly discuss the often less-than-delicious history of food in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:54

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What is time?

10/24/2024
Daniel and Kelly take some time to puzzle of the nature of time, an eternally timely mystery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:56:14

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What is space?

10/22/2024
Daniel and Kelly wrestle with the the fabric of the Universe itself. What is it, what can it do and why do we have it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:54:13

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Death from the Skies! (featuring Phil Plait)

10/17/2024
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Phil Plait about some of the ways space could wipe us all out, or at least really mess up our infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:59:49

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Are Earths rare in the Universe?

10/15/2024
Daniel and Kelly discuss the Rare Earth Hypothesis, that argues that Earth-like life is vanishingly rare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:59:24

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Challenges of Working on the Moon

10/10/2024
Daniel and Kelly cover some of the many reasons why it's tough to work on the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:01:01:54

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Did Earth get a message from aliens?

10/8/2024
Daniel and Kelly talk about why we listen to the skies, the amazing WOW signal and a recent theory for what it means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:53:10

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Trailer: Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe

10/8/2024
Check out the new show, Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe every Tuesday and Thursday! DKEU is produced by iHeartRadio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:02:20

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So long, and thanks for all the chocolate

10/8/2024
Explain the Universe says farewell and invites you to join Daniel and Kelly in their new podcast, "Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe": www.danielandkelly.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:46:14

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Listener Questions 69

10/3/2024
Daniel and Katie answer a question about what it would look like to warp through space with the Enterprise See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:23:10

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Listener Questions 68

10/1/2024
Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether space can be infinite and finite See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:23

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Classic episode - How big is the Universe?

9/26/2024
Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:22:25

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Listener Questions 67

9/24/2024
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about moving planets, the Higgs field, and the future of particle physics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:48:41

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Classic episode - What came before the Big Bang?

9/19/2024
What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:25:54

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Could a huge void cause the illusion of dark energy?

9/17/2024
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether our galaxy is in the middle of a giant void that could have fooled us into thinking the expansion of the Universe is accelerating. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:52:58