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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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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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Published 2022-10-27

What are the most common elements in the Universe?

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Daniel and Kelly talk about how elements were made in the early Universe, what processes are making more of them today, and why some elements are more common than others.

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Daniel and Kelly talk about how elements were made in the early Universe, what processes are making more of them today, and why some elements are more common than others.

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Published 2022-09-22

Is math the language of the Universe?

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Daniel talks to Prof. Mark Colyvan, philosopher of mathematics, about whether math is something we invented or discovered.

 

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Daniel talks to Prof. Mark Colyvan, philosopher of mathematics, about whether math is something we invented or discovered.

 

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Published 2022-09-20

What are quantum glasses?

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Daniel and Jorge talk about finding order among the messiness of the Universe, and the strange frustration of quantum spin glasses.

 

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Daniel and Jorge talk about finding order among the messiness of the Universe, and the strange frustration of quantum spin glasses.

 

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Daniel and Jorge talk about the surprises found in the first science from the James Webb telescope and what it means for our understanding of the early Universe. 

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Daniel and Jorge talk about the surprises found in the first science from the James Webb telescope and what it means for our understanding of the early Universe. 

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Published 2022-08-30

If the Universe is infinite, why is the night sky dark?

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Daniel and Kelly wrestle with competing infinities to understand why the night sky is not catastrophically ablaze with light. 

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Daniel and Kelly wrestle with competing infinities to understand why the night sky is not catastrophically ablaze with light. 

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Published 2022-08-25

Listener Questions about discoveries

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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about how discoveries are made, the most important recent discoveries and how to detect aliens.

 

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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about how discoveries are made, the most important recent discoveries and how to detect aliens.

 

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Published 2022-07-26

What can slime molds teach us about dark matter?

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Daniel and Katie talk about where the missing matter in the Universe might be, and how slime molds might help us find it. 

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Daniel and Katie talk about where the missing matter in the Universe might be, and how slime molds might help us find it. 

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Published 2022-07-19

Why is momentum conserved?

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Daniel and Jorge talk about why the Universe seems to follow rules, and celebrate the birthday of the woman who revealed the this deep truth.

 

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Daniel and Jorge talk about why the Universe seems to follow rules, and celebrate the birthday of the woman who revealed the this deep truth.

 

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Published 2022-07-14

What is laser fusion?

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Daniel and Jorge break down the science of using huge lasers to zap frozen pellets of hydrogen. Or ice cream. Or cartoonists. 

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Daniel and Jorge break down the science of using huge lasers to zap frozen pellets of hydrogen. Or ice cream. Or cartoonists. 

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Published 2022-06-30

What happens to event horizons when black holes collide?

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Daniel and Jorge take you step by step through the process of black hole mergers .

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Daniel and Jorge take you step by step through the process of black hole mergers .

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