Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly welcome Dr. Scott Solomon back on the show to talk about his new book Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change our Bodies and Minds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly discuss Elon Musk's recent announcement that SpaceX has shifted focus from a self-sustaining settlement on Mars to a self-growing city on the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about how it can both be true that humans share 98.7% of their DNA with bonobos and that fraternal twins share 50% of their DNA, why black holes don't have color charges, and whether or not you could treat a fever or let it ride. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly revel in the amazing multiplicity of moons in our solar system and what they reveal about our cosmic history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about the evolution of cooperation, and why humans struggle so much with isolation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about sentience, chicken eggs, and the early Universe! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly dive into one of the most important but mysterious principles of physics: least action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about rabies, which results in very few deaths in the United States but is a neglected tropical disease - taking approximately 60,000 lives globally each year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here’s an episode of a show we think you’ll love. It’s History Daily which tells the fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in history. New episodes come out every weekday. In this episode, it’s March 11, 1918. A US army cook becomes the first person diagnosed with the Spanish Flu, setting off the deadliest pandemic in modern history. www.historydaily.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about bark beetles, ambipolar fields, and gray hairs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about how computers store information, and how cosmic rays might flip some vital bits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about interspecific brood parasites - which are species that sneak their eggs into the nests of other, unsuspecting species. How do they get away with this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, duplicate organs and bubble Universes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly slow down to understand what velocity really means, and how much we have of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about the problem of time in quantum mechanics and how the past might depend on the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about birthing multiple species, mental imagery, and face mites! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about why particle physicists are excited about a muon collider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about a brain-infecting parasite of California Killifish, and discuss how the parasite might be altering the fish's behavior to its own ends. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly take a tour through the various singularities that are predicted by general relativity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about tornadoes, water purification, and massive moons in the sky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.