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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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!
Episodes
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Did the XENON experiment just discover a weird axion?
Recent results from the XENON experiment could be the first hint of something groundbreaking... or it could be nothing. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How did supermassive black holes get so big?
The gargantuan black holes at the centers of galaxies seem impossibly large. How did they grow so large in the short history of our Universe? Learn more about…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The Marvelous Mystery of the Muon Magnetic Moment
Can physicists discover new particles by watching how muons wiggle in magnetic fields? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is dark matter hot?
Scientists don't know what dark matter is, but they know if it's hot (or not!) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How was the Higgs boson discovered?
Hear the story of the multi-decade trans-Atlantic rivalry that led to the Higgs boson discovery. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What are quasi-particles
Daniel and Jorge talk about phonons, magnons, excitons, anyons and explainons. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can neutrinos explain why we have matter?
Daniel and Jorge explore how the new DUNE experiment could unravel secrets of neutrins... and the Universe! Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 11: Deep questions about gravity and particles.
Can gravity waves kill you? Why do we have particles? Can fission power a star? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Does the Universe need dark matter?
Is it possible that dark matter doesn't exist? Could it just be a misunderstanding of gravity? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Did NASA discover a parallel Universe?
The amazing ANITA experiment and the bizarre neutrinos they discovered Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Do black holes destroy information?
Daniel and Jorge tackle the paradox of black holes: do they destroy information or store it forever? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the axion?
Why do scientists think there might be a wispy mysterious particle? And why did they give it such a silly name? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The SF Universe of Alastair Reynolds "Revenger"
Daniel and Jorge talk about solar sails, artificial planets and black holes! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What are primordial black holes?
Could mysterious black holes have been formed in the first second of the Universe? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is the impossible drive possible?
Daniel and Jorge dissect the "EMDrive", explain how it's supposed to work and whether it ever might. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The long race for the top quark
Daniel and Jorge talk about the twenty-year race to find the top quark, that came down to the wire. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Where in the solar system might we find life? (ft. Katie Goldin of Creature Features)
Katie Goldin, host of the Creature Features pod, visits to talk about what's needed for life and where in the solar system it might be hiding. Learn more about…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How do you navigate in deep space?
Daniel and Jorge talk about a potential new GPS: the Galactic Positioning System. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can stars eat other stars?
Can a Thorne-Zytkow object, a neutron star inside another star, actually exist? Did we find one? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why are neutrinos so light?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the weirdest particle gets its mass Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can we see the surface of exoplanets?
Could we build a telescope that let us see what planets around other stars look like? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the real charge of the electron?
Daniel and Jorge explain how the theory of "Renormalization" tells us that we measure is different from what is real. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could Jupiter turn into a star?
What is the fate of the largest planet in our solar system? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What are the basic constants of the Universe?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the numbers that control everything, and the number of those numbers! Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Question 10: Particles, stars and universe-sized black holes!
Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about the smallest, biggest and cataclysmic-ist things in the Universe! Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can Dark Matter feel itself
What happens when DM bumps into DM in the dark? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How do LEDs work?
The Nobel-prize winning physics of.... reading lights. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Should we believe any alien abduction stories?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to be skeptical and open minded. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Does Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything Work?
How does Stephen Wolfram's Physics Project work and what have we learned? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The SF Universe of Sue Burke's "Semiosis"
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when plants can think. Is eating a banana now murder? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can planets lose their atmospheres?
How do planets get atmospheres, and how long do they last? Will Earth one day run out of air? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the Cosmological Constant?
Was it Einstein's greatest blunder, or smartest prediction? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How quarks were discovered?
One day in November 1974 that changed particle physics forever. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?
Where is the biggest, tallest or widest mountain in the Solar System? Hint: it's not on any planet. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The SF Universe of Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calculating Stars"
Daniel and Jorge discuss the book "The Calculating Stars" and interview the author. Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could dark matter be made of quarks?
Learn about hexaquarks with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The SF Universe of Becky Chamber's "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet"
Daniel interviews Becky Chambers about her book "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. " Volume 1 of the Wayfarers series which won the Hugo award for best…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 9
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What are virtual particles?
Discover virtual particles with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The SF Universe of Blake Crouch's "Recursion"
Daniel and Jorge discuss the science fiction book "Recursion" by Blake Crouch. Blake comes on for an interview to discuss his thoughts and method. Pickup your…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How small is an electron?
Shrink down the the quantum realm with Daniel and Jorge and discover the size of the electron Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why is strange matter so strange?
Find out why strange matter is so strange with daniel and jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The science fiction universe of "Ancillary Justice"
In this very special new series of episodes Daniel and Jorge interview famous authors. Today we discuss "Ancillary Justice" the debut novel of the talented…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the biggest explosion in the universe
What is the biggest explosion in the universe that mankind has ever witnessed? Find out with Daniel and Jorge. Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is it possible to move the sun?
If we needed to move the sun, could we do it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is the Universe infinite?
Is the universe finite or infinite? Article Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What have we learned from the Spitzer Space Telescope?
The Spitzer Space Telescope is retiring. What have we learned from it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Choose your own physics adventure!
Which of these four physics adventures would you prefer? Visit the Quantum Realm See inside a Black Hole Travel faster than light Meet intelligent aliens Link…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can quantum gravity save physics?
Daniel and Jorge discuss loop quantum gravity with a special appearance from Bianca Dittrich, a PhD in gravitational physics and an expert in loop quantum…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 8: Can AI understand humor?
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What causes the biggest explosions in the universe?
We're taking a deep dive into the subject of supernovas. What causes them? What do we know about them and can they harm us here on earth.? Learn more about…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Are there planets without a star?
Do rogue planets exist? Could they support life? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can you slow down light?
The speed of light is constant but is it possible to slow it down? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the great attractor?
What is the mysterious force that is attracting our galaxy to it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can particles travel faster than light?
Is there any way particles can travel faster than light or is it against the laws of physics? Learn more about your ad-choices at…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
4 ways physics could end the world
What would happen if.... Gravity turned off for 3 seconds The earth started rotating the other way All electrons within 1 light year suddenly disappeared Our…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is Betelgeuse about to explode?
Betelgeuse appears to be dimming. Is it about to explode? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why can quarks never be alone?
Can quarks ever be free? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is space filled with junk?
Is space mostly empty or full of junk? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why is the universe inflating?
Learn about cosmic inflation with Daniel and Jorge Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for…