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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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe: Trailer

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe: Trailer

Daniel & Jorge discuss some of the simple but profound questions about existence, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episodes

Cannibalism (featuring Volker Rudolf)

Cannibalism (featuring Volker Rudolf)

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Volker Rudolf about cannibalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Exploration from the poles to the heavens

Exploration from the poles to the heavens

Daniel and Kelly talk about difficulties encountered during polar expeditions, and how we can avoid making these same mistakes when we begin exploring Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's so exciting about quantum computing? (featuring Scott Aaronson)

What's so exciting about quantum computing? (featuring Scott Aaronson)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Aaronson about quantum computing, and try to bust through the most common misconceptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is a particle?

What is a particle?

Daniel and Kelly try to get an solid mental picture of this particularly slippery conceptSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Off-Earth ethics (featuring Erika Nesvold)

Off-Earth ethics (featuring Erika Nesvold)

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Erika Nesvold about ethical questions we should be asking as we prepare to become a multiplanetary species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to keep Martians fed and happy

How to keep Martians fed and happy

Daniel and Kelly talk about the future of food in space. Do you like lukewarm cricket tacos? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Halloween Special: Zombies and Ghosts

Halloween Special: Zombies and Ghosts

Daniel and Kelly talk about Toxoplasma gondii, and the "science" of ghost hunting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to keep astronauts fed and happy

How to keep astronauts fed and happy

Daniel and Kelly discuss the often less-than-delicious history of food in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly take some time to puzzle of the nature of time, an eternally timely mystery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly wrestle with the the fabric of the Universe itself. What is it, what can it do and why do we have it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Death from the Skies! (featuring Phil Plait)

Death from the Skies! (featuring Phil Plait)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Phil Plait about some of the ways space could wipe us all out, or at least really mess up our infrastructure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Earths rare in the Universe?

Are Earths rare in the Universe?

Daniel and Kelly discuss the Rare Earth Hypothesis, that argues that Earth-like life is vanishingly rare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Challenges of Working on the Moon

Challenges of Working on the Moon

Daniel and Kelly cover some of the many reasons why it's tough to work on the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did Earth get a message from aliens?

Did Earth get a message from aliens?

Daniel and Kelly talk about why we listen to the skies, the amazing WOW signal and a recent theory for what it means.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trailer: Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe

Trailer: Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe

Check out the new show, Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe every Tuesday and Thursday! DKEU is produced by iHeartRadio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So long, and thanks for all the chocolate

So long, and thanks for all the chocolate

Explain the Universe says farewell and invites you to join Daniel and Kelly in their new podcast, "Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe": www.danielandkelly.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions 69

Listener Questions 69

Daniel and Katie answer a question about what it would look like to warp through space with the EnterpriseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions 68

Listener Questions 68

Daniel and Kelly answer a question about whether space can be infinite and finiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Classic episode - How big is the Universe?

Classic episode - How big is the Universe?

Does the Universe go on forever, or have an end? What shape is it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listener Questions 67

Listener Questions 67

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about moving planets, the Higgs field, and the future of particle physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.