Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes? Oct 02, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.

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Listener Questions #18 Sep 30, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about gravtational slingshots, megafauna and microscopic black holes!

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What came before the Big Bang? Sep 25, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Halper about the many mysteries of the origins of the Universe.

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The Mysteries of Magnetism Sep 23, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly dig into the mysteries of magnetism, explaining how magnets work and what they reveal about the Universe.

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Does physics have to be causal and local? Sep 18, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Sean Carroll about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.

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Zombie ants Sep 16, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".

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How does scientific peer review work? Sep 11, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review. How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, and does that mean that all of science is questionable?

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How are scientific discoveries made? Sep 09, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with Prof. Lydia Patton and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with Prof. Brian Keating.

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How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker) Sep 04, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means.

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Is the Universe Fine-tuned for life? Sep 02, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly grapple with the implications of arbitrary numbers in our theory, whether they could have had different values, and what it all means.

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