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!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Science Podcasts
Description:
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
Website:
https://www.danielandjorge.com/
Episodes
Phage therapy (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
8/28/2025
Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.
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Duration:01:02:54
Listener Questions #17
8/26/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood.
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Duration:00:57:00
Why do we sleep and dream? (featuring Dr. Gina Poe)
8/21/2025
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the night, and what rats dream about.
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Duration:01:00:03
What are paraparticles?
8/19/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.
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Duration:00:47:19
Xenotransplantation
8/14/2025
Over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waitlist in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these people will not get an organ in time. Daniel and Kelly talk about the science and ethics behind using transgenic pigs to fill the shortfall.
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Duration:00:50:02
Unraveling misleading popular science
8/12/2025
Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashing recent popular science and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.
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Duration:00:51:07
Listener Questions #16
8/7/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection.
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Duration:00:39:48
What is toponium?
8/5/2025
Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter.
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Duration:00:48:23
Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated Smallpox
7/31/2025
Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that saved humanity from this ancient scourge.
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Duration:00:56:37
Listener Questions #15
7/29/2025
Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs!
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Duration:00:51:56
Can particle beams be used to treat cancer?
7/24/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.
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Duration:00:49:06
Could stars have black holes at their cores?
7/22/2025
Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.
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Duration:00:47:49
Going under: The history and mechanisms of general anesthesia
7/17/2025
Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works.
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Duration:00:51:26
Listener Questions #14
7/15/2025
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass.
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Duration:00:44:58
How to become a parasite
7/10/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more.
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Duration:00:50:10
Should we be worried about overpopulation or depopulation?
7/8/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike", who argue that humanity is on a dangerous path to depopulation.
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Duration:01:02:17
Listener Questions #13
7/3/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation.
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Duration:00:48:55
How do we know what elements the Universe is made of?
7/1/2025
Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous Harvard profs.
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Duration:00:45:08
Why are stars different colors?
6/26/2025
Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently.
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Duration:00:43:24
Did Colossal bring back the dire wolf?
6/24/2025
Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction.
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Duration:00:52:20