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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832 episodes
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Thursday · 58 min
Sound (featuring audio wizard Mat Keselman)
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tuesday · 55 min
What is a space-time interval?
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 23 · 47 min
Listener Questions #45
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 21 · 53 min
Rat lungworm (featuring Dr. Chelsea Wood)
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 16 · 57 min
Is dark matter a fudge factor?
Daniel and Kelly talk about what it means to be a physics fudge factor and whether DM is fudgy or solid science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 14 · 57 min
Listener Questions #44 - How fast can animals go, and how fast can animals grow? (featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 9 · 53 min
Of lice and men
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 7 · 53 min
Did aliens put satellites into Earth's orbit pre-Sputnik?
Daniel and Kelly dissect the evidence presented in recent peer-reviewed science papers for pre-Sputnik artificial satellites in Earth orbit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
July 2 · 1 hr 2 min
Listener Questions #43
Daniel and Kelly marinate in ethanol and saltwater, and reflect on the symmetries of antiparticles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 30 · 55 min
The science of bathing (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine talk about what bathing does to your microbiome, and weigh up the pros and cons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 25 · 59 min
What broke the grand unified force in the early universe?
Daniel and Kelly walk through the early history of the Universe to explain how forces can be unified, or broken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 23 · 55 min
Listener Questions #42
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 18 · 54 min
The curious lives of social amoeba
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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 16 · 52 min
What are JWST's little red dots?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the James Webb Telescope and something mysterious it saw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 11 · 53 min
Listener Questions #41
Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about earthworms, the origins of the galaxy, and snails! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 9 · 1 hr 5 min
What is a species? (featuring Dr. Scott Egan)
Daniel and Kelly talk to Prof. Scott Egan about the meaning of species in modern biology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 4 · 49 min
Could the Earth be at the center of the solar system?
Daniel and Kelly explain the bizarre Tychonic model of the solar system, which for centuries stood as a valid theory alongside the Copernican model. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
June 2 · 52 min
Listener Questions #40
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 28 · 56 min
Are urban raccoons becoming domesticated?
A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And how well do we really understand the domestication process anyway? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26 · 51 min
What is quantum contextuality?
Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysterious concept of quantum contexuality: how measurements depend on each other. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Sound (featuring audio wizard Mat Keselman)

What is a space-time interval?

Listener Questions #45

Rat lungworm (featuring Dr. Chelsea Wood)

Is dark matter a fudge factor?

Listener Questions #44 - How fast can animals go, and how fast can animals grow? (featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)

Of lice and men

Did aliens put satellites into Earth's orbit pre-Sputnik?

Listener Questions #43

The science of bathing (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

What broke the grand unified force in the early universe?

Listener Questions #42

The curious lives of social amoeba

What are JWST's little red dots?

Listener Questions #41

What is a species? (featuring Dr. Scott Egan)

Could the Earth be at the center of the solar system?

Listener Questions #40

Are urban raccoons becoming domesticated?

What is quantum contextuality?