Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Listener Questions #21 featuring Cat Bohannan Nov 06, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly are joined by Cat Bohannan, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.

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Do Aliens Speak Physics, with Andy Warner Nov 04, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly are joined by Andy Warner, the co-author and illustrator of Daniel's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics, and talk about how we might chat about science with aliens.

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How was the polio vaccine developed? Oct 30, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the development of the polio vaccine.

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Listener Questions #20 Oct 28, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about aliens, archaea and the speed of light.

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Is physics discovered or invented? Oct 23, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"

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Listener Questions #19 Oct 21, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how pinworms know it's nighttime, how quarks contribute to mass, and why eating too many carrots makes your skin yellow.

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Must there be a single unified theory of physics? Oct 16, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Ethan Siegal about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.

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How might aliens perceive the Universe? Oct 14, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"

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Why do we age? (featuring Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan) Oct 09, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".

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Relativistic beaming Oct 07, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles in the Universe.

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