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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe - Podcast

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!

Natural Sciences Science Physics Astronomy
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
47 minutes
Episodes
737
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Why does the Universe have antiparticles?

Why does the Universe have antiparticles?

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether the Universe would make sense without antimatter.

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00:49:48  |   Thu 01 Jun 2023
Could we reveal quantum gravity in a tabletop experiment?

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.

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00:57:13  |   Tue 30 May 2023
What is tidal locking?

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.

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00:44:22  |   Thu 25 May 2023
What's the best way to measure the expansion of the 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.

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00:57:57  |   Tue 23 May 2023
Listener Questions 39: gravitons, antimatter and unified forces!

Listener Questions 39: gravitons, antimatter and unified forces!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Submit your question to [email protected] 

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00:50:14  |   Thu 18 May 2023
Will our supercluster be torn apart?

Will our supercluster be torn apart?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the deep future fate of our cosmic neighborhood.

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00:54:55  |   Tue 16 May 2023
Do black holes have a maximum electric charge?

Do black holes have a maximum electric charge?

Daniel and Jorge explore whether its possible to crack open a black hole by overcharging it.

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00:48:46  |   Thu 11 May 2023
What did the night sky look like to the dinosaurs?

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.

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00:48:33  |   Tue 09 May 2023
Could spacetime be a fluid?

Could spacetime be a fluid?

Daniel and Jorge explore the question of the nature of space itself, and whether it might flow and bubble. 

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00:54:23  |   Thu 04 May 2023
Could black holes help form stars?

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.

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00:47:58  |   Tue 02 May 2023
What weird thing in space is pulsing every 20 minutes?

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.

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00:55:38  |   Thu 27 Apr 2023
What is a glueball?

What is a glueball?

Daniel and Jorge explore the sticky subject of the strong force and one of its still unverified predictions

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00:53:14  |   Tue 25 Apr 2023
How do we measure the gravitational constant?

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.

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00:48:36  |   Thu 20 Apr 2023
Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!

Listener Questions about rogue planets and black holes!

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you! Send your questions to [email protected] 

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00:50:48  |   Tue 18 Apr 2023
Why can't two electrons be in the same place?

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.

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00:54:50  |   Thu 13 Apr 2023
What can we learn from dwarf galaxies?

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.

 

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00:48:55  |   Tue 11 Apr 2023
Why didn't we evolve around a red dwarf star?

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.

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00:52:30  |   Thu 06 Apr 2023
How does carbon dating work?

How does carbon dating work?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how cosmic rays and carbon decay let us put dates on ancient deaths!

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00:49:31  |   Tue 04 Apr 2023
Is there a better way to accelerate particles?

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. 

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00:51:53  |   Thu 30 Mar 2023
What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?

What does the Antikythera Mechanism do?

Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated.

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00:47:36  |   Tue 28 Mar 2023
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