Can humans survive interstellar travel?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep humans healthy and happy during interstellar voyages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2025•51 min
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
Is it possible to travel to other stars?
Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 10, 2025•57 min
When will space be cheap? (featuring Zach Weinersmith)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 05, 2025•56 min
The Martian Revolution (featuring Mike Duncan)
Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 03, 2025•55 min
Listener Questions #11
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 29, 2025•43 min
How and why do trees get so old?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 27, 2025•50 min
Is the standard model of dark energy in trouble?
Daniel and Kelly talk about recent measurements that leave us confused about the expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025•49 min
Do microbes help or hurt you? (featuring Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Introducing: Kill Switch
Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our supercharged technological lives. Ask ourselves who is in control? Can we beat the computer or are we going to need to throw the kill switch? New host Dexter Thomas, Jr answers questions big and small – like who made Shrimp Jesus and why? To how and why you very well could get arrested by a computer. And we’ll be bringing the DIY back to tech – H...
May 15, 2025•2 min
Listener Questions #10
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about prions, playing music near a black hole, and medical maggots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2025•50 min
Why is mercury liquid at room temperature?
Daniel and Kelly take a detour into the fascinating world of chemistry to explore why mercury is liquid at room temp. The answer is relatively surprising! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2025•52 min
How did intelligence arise?
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how we measure and define intelligence, hypotheses for why it arises, and why flies are so dumb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 08, 2025•1 hr
Can we see what's inside the electron?
Daniel and Kelly explore the nature of of matter and whether we can crack it open without spending billions on bigger colliders See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 06, 2025•55 min
Listener Questions #9
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about space within the atom, picky parasites, and speed-of-light particles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 01, 2025•46 min
Was the Tyrannosaurus rex fast or slow? (Featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)
Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. John Hutchinson about how large animals move. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 29, 2025•52 min
Where does energy come from?
Daniel and Kelly talk about what energy is, how it flows, and whether it has to come from anywhere! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2025•46 min
Are Humans Still Evolving? (Featuring Scott Solomon)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Solomon about how we measure evolution, and whether or not humans are still evolving. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr 7 min
How Does Memory Work? (Featuring Dr. Michael Yassa)
Kelly talks to Dr. Michael Yassa about how memories are formed, comparing brains to computers, brain-computer interfaces, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 1 min
What is Entropy?
Daniel and Kelly try to organize their thoughts about the disorderly topic of entropy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2025•58 min
Is nuclear power good for the environment? (ft. Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow)
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 10, 2025•56 min
What is the future of nuclear power?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how nuclear reactors work and explore the new techologies that try to limit the risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 08, 2025•49 min
Crab Body Plans (Featuring Dr. Jo Wolfe)
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". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Listener Questions #8
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 01, 2025•51 min
How does consciousness emerge?
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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Nettie Stevens and the Discovery of Sex Chromosomes
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 25, 2025•51 min
What did Emmy Noether reveal about the Universe?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the life and underappreciated contribution of mathematician and accidental physicist Emmy Noether See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 20, 2025•52 min
How Many Babies Should You Have? (featuring Katie Goldin)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 18, 2025•59 min
Can fast-moving potatoes become black holes?
Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 13, 2025•48 min
Listener Questions #7
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 11, 2025•47 min
Insulin (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 7 min
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