Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Science

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!

What this show covers

engineeringevolutionoilparasitestechnology

What listeners will find here

Oil, parasites, and knots: three big questions, three surprising answers
Oil, parasites, and the birth of technology all get a careful, funny workout here. Daniel and Kelly explain why crude oil is mostly ancient marine life, why parasites can jump into hybrids fast, and why tying things together may be a major engineering leap.

Episodes

Listener Questions #55
Listener Questions #55
5 Nov 2026 · 42 min
Symbioses
Symbioses
3 Nov 2026 · 44 min
Can you entangle three particles?
Can you entangle three particles?
29 Oct 2026 · 50 min
Listener Questions #54
Listener Questions #54
27 Oct 2026 · 46 min
Science conspiracy theories (featuring Dr. Phil Plait)
Science conspiracy theories (featuring Dr. Phil Plait)
22 Oct 2026 · 1h 5m
Sleuth-Hound (featuring Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris)
Sleuth-Hound (featuring Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris)
20 Oct 2026 · 56 min
Listener questions #53
Listener questions #53
15 Oct 2026 · 40 min
How did syphilis get to Europe?
How did syphilis get to Europe?
13 Oct 2026 · 43 min
What if dark matter is more complicated?
What if dark matter is more complicated?
8 Oct 2026 · 44 min
Listener Questions #52
Listener Questions #52
6 Oct 2026 · 48 min
What is creativity? (featuring Dr. Moiya McTier)
What is creativity? (featuring Dr. Moiya McTier)
1 Oct 2026 · 54 min
Supervoids
Supervoids
29 Sept 2026 · 48 min
Listener Questions #51
Listener Questions #51
24 Sept 2026 · 48 min
Do Animals Make Mistakes? (featuring Dr. Andy Sih)
Do Animals Make Mistakes? (featuring Dr. Andy Sih)
22 Sept 2026 · 1h 0m
Did we just discover dark matter?
Did we just discover dark matter?
17 Sept 2026 · 52 min
Listener Questions #50
Listener Questions #50
15 Sept 2026 · 51 min
Addiction (featuring Dr. Marcelo Wood)
Addiction (featuring Dr. Marcelo Wood)
10 Sept 2026 · 57 min
Is dark energy a fudge factor?
Is dark energy a fudge factor?
8 Sept 2026 · 55 min
Listener Questions #49
Listener Questions #49
3 Sept 2026 · 51 min
Rewilding
Rewilding
1 Sept 2026 · 1h 2m
Can we simulate the Universe?
Can we simulate the Universe?
27 Aug 2026 · 54 min
Listener Questions #48
Listener Questions #48
25 Aug 2026 · 49 min
Origins of life (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Origins of life (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
20 Aug 2026 · 54 min
Should the government be hiding aliens?
Should the government be hiding aliens?
18 Aug 2026 · 56 min
Listener Questions #47 - Plant Questions (featuring Dr. Manuel Lerdau)
Listener Questions #47 - Plant Questions (featuring Dr. Manuel Lerdau)
13 Aug 2026 · 1h 9m
How far can we go with chemical rockets?
How far can we go with chemical rockets?
11 Aug 2026 · 48 min
Cyclospora (and other diarrhea-inducing parasites)
Cyclospora (and other diarrhea-inducing parasites)
6 Aug 2026 · 58 min
Listener Questions #46
Listener Questions #46
4 Aug 2026 · 56 min
Sound (featuring audio wizard Mat Keselman)
Sound (featuring audio wizard Mat Keselman)
30 Jul 2026 · 58 min
What is a space-time interval?
What is a space-time interval?
28 Jul 2026 · 55 min
Listener Questions #45
Listener Questions #45
23 Jul 2026 · 47 min
Rat lungworm (featuring Dr. Chelsea Wood)
Rat lungworm (featuring Dr. Chelsea Wood)
21 Jul 2026 · 53 min
Is dark matter a fudge factor?
Is dark matter a fudge factor?
16 Jul 2026 · 57 min
Listener Questions #44 - How fast can animals go, and how fast can animals grow? (featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)
Listener Questions #44 - How fast can animals go, and how fast can animals grow? (featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)
14 Jul 2026 · 57 min
Of lice and men
Of lice and men
9 Jul 2026 · 53 min
Did aliens put satellites into Earth's orbit pre-Sputnik?
Did aliens put satellites into Earth's orbit pre-Sputnik?
7 Jul 2026 · 53 min
Listener Questions #43
Listener Questions #43
2 Jul 2026 · 1h 2m
The science of bathing (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
The science of bathing (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
30 Jun 2026 · 55 min
What broke the grand unified force in the early universe?
What broke the grand unified force in the early universe?
25 Jun 2026 · 59 min
Listener Questions #42
Listener Questions #42
23 Jun 2026 · 55 min
The curious lives of social amoeba
The curious lives of social amoeba
18 Jun 2026 · 54 min
What are JWST's little red dots?
What are JWST's little red dots?
16 Jun 2026 · 52 min
Listener Questions #41
Listener Questions #41
11 Jun 2026 · 53 min
What is a species? (featuring Dr. Scott Egan)
What is a species? (featuring Dr. Scott Egan)
9 Jun 2026 · 1h 5m
Could the Earth be at the center of the solar system?
Could the Earth be at the center of the solar system?
4 Jun 2026 · 49 min
Listener Questions #40
Listener Questions #40
2 Jun 2026 · 52 min
Are urban raccoons becoming domesticated?
Are urban raccoons becoming domesticated?
28 May 2026 · 56 min
What is quantum contextuality?
What is quantum contextuality?
26 May 2026 · 51 min
Listener Questions #39
Listener Questions #39
21 May 2026 · 1h 0m
The Deep Seabed (featuring Dr. Andrew Thaler)
The Deep Seabed (featuring Dr. Andrew Thaler)
19 May 2026 · 1h 15m

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