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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
What color is the Sun?
Daniel and Katie talk about the amazing physics, chemistry and biology that determines how we see the Sun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why does the Universe have antiparticles?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe would make sense without antimatter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could we reveal quantum gravity in a tabletop experiment?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how clever experiments might provide a breakthrough in the effort to understand the quantum nature of space-time. See…
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What is tidal locking?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how the gravitational dance of the Earth and Moon, and other objects in and out of our Solar System. See omnystudio.com/listener…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What's the best way to measure the expansion of the Universe?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to use different cosmic rulers to measure the expansion of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 39: gravitons, antimatter and unified forces!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Submit your question to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Will our supercluster be torn apart?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep future fate of our cosmic neighborhood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Do black holes have a maximum electric charge?
Daniel and Jorge explore whether its possible to crack open a black hole by overcharging it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?
Daniel and Kelly talk about what the night sky would look like if you travelled back to the time of the dinosaurs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could spacetime be a fluid?
Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could black holes help form stars?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the delicate process of star formation and how black holes may be able to contribute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes?
Daniel and Katie talk about things in the sky that pulse, and a recent discovery of a puzzling set of pulses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is a glueball?
Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How do we measure the gravitational constant?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the number that controls the strength of gravity and why it's so hard to measure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why can't two electrons be in the same place?
Daniel and Jorge explore the Pauli exclusion principle: why some particles avoid each other and how it affects the nature of our Universe. See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the smaller galaxies might hold the secrets to understanding the structure of the Universe and the truth about dark matter. See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?
Daniel and Jorge discuss the 'Red Dwarf Paradox' and what it would be like to live under a cooler, redder star. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How does carbon dating work?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is there a better way to accelerate particles?
Daniel and Jorge talk about why its so expensive to build a super collider and how plasma technology might make it all better, faster, cheaper. See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?
Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 37: quantum cats, heat death and dark multiverses!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions about quantum mechanics, the end of the Universe, and the multiverse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Would the Universe be different with a zero Higgs field?
Daniel and Jorge explore how the Higgs field shapes our Universe and what it would be like to live without it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could we spot an alien nuclear blast?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we have the technology to spot a nuclear war on other planets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could some particles have tiny electric charges?
Daniel and Jorge wonder about why particles have charge, and whether particles could exist with tiny electrical charge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How can we measure the curvature of space?
Daniel and Jorge bend their minds (and yours) around the curvy topic of bent space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How do space telescopes point themselves?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how our great space eyeballs know where they are looking and how they turn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 36
Daniel and Jorge talk about 3-armed galaxies, the color of the Universe and its phases. https://tinyurl.com/3cf7hvu3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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Could black holes be making the Universe expand faster?
Daniel and Jorge discuss a brand new result that suggests that black holes might be driving the unexplained expansion of the Universe See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Do gravitational waves leave a mark on the Universe?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether gravitational waves cause permanent distortions of space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Can the Parker solar probe shed light on the Sun?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the daring and dangerous mission of the Parker Solar Probe and what it might reveal about the Sun. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What's the problem with the Standard Model?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the holes in the current theory of the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The Science Fiction Universe of "A Half Built Garden" by Ruthanna Emrys
Daniel and Kelly talk about a novel where aliens give humans advice about climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe355 Days in Space: Finding Meaning with Astronaut Mark Vande Hei
After a historic 355 days in orbit, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on March 30, 2022, breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What's the real speed limit of the Universe?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how close photons and protons can get to the speed of light, and what's stopping them! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 35: Exomoons, black holes and math!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Write to us at questions@danielandjorge.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Does gravity make rainbows?
Daniel and Jorge talk about a speculative theory called "rainbow gravity" which might help us understand the origins of the Universe. See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Why can't stars fuse Iron?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how stars fuse lighter elements and what changes when they reach Iron. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Does particle spin affect life on Earth?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the Universe's preference for left-handed particles may have shaped our chemistry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What's going on with Przybylski's Star?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to explain one of the weirdest stars in the Universe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The Science of "For All Mankind"
Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the alt-history science fiction show "For All Mankind". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Does anti-matter feel anti-gravity?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether anti-matter falls down, or up! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Did NASA accidentally invent a warp drive?
Daniel and Jorge dissect research articles claiming sudden progress in warp technology See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could a grand unified theory of physics be impossible?
Daniel talks with Dr. Katie Robertson about whether there even is a single unified theory of physics for us to discover. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions about light and black holes
Daniel and Jorge absorb listener questions, reflect on the answers and emit some silly jokes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How powerful could a civilization get?
Daniel and Jorge discuss the Kardashev Scale, Kardashians, Cryptocurrencies and crpytozoology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is quantized inertia?
Daniel and Jorge explore the mystery of inertia and whether a controversial theory can explain it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Was the Higgs boson discovery a triumph or disappointment?
Daniel and Jorge debate whether the Higgs boson discovery marks the end of collider physics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The biggest collisions in the Universe
Bonus episode: Daniel and Jorge visit the metaverse to discuss what happens when particles, stars, galaxies or superclusters collide! See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
The science of time travel television
Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of "Umbrella Academy", "Time Traveler's Wife" and "Dark". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the Big Rip?
Daniel and Jorge talk about what would happen if dark energy increased and tore the Universe apart. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could dark matter be a superfluid?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether a new idea for dark matter might overcome some discrepancies in galaxy behavior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Could black holes actually be fuzzballs?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the dark massive objects we've observed could be something stringier and stranger than black holes. See…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Is there a pattern to asteroid impacts on Earth?
Daniel and Katie talk about whether a future impact is predictable or random. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is a black hole eclipse?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether black holes can be blocked or can block other objects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What is the densest planet?
Daniel and Jorge wonder about which planets would float if you dunked them in a cosmic tub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Does the Moon have an atmosphere?
Daniel and Kelly talk about what you might breathe if you opened your space-helmet on the surface of the Moon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
How do we know quantum mechanics is really random?
Daniel and Jorge wrestle with Bell's experiment and the philosophical consequences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
Listener Questions 33: Questions from your kids!
Daniel and Jorge talk about what nothing looks like, whether Thor's hammer would destroy the Earth and rogue stars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
- Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
What are sterile neutrinos?
Daniel and Jorge talk about a new stealthy kind of neutrino that might neaten up the mess left by all of the other neutrinos. See omnystudio.com/listener for…