Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Insulin (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson) Mar 06, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff.

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Leeches (featuring Dr. Anna Phillips) Mar 04, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches.

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The Sexual Evolution (Featuring Dr. Nathan Lents) Feb 27, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Nathan Lents about sex, gender, monogamy, and other topics from his recent book, The Sexual Evolution.

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Listener Questions #6 Feb 25, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fundamental particles, radiation-gobbling fungi, and the physics of pinball.

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The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger) Feb 20, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more.

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Can antimatter help us find dark matter? Feb 18, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly look for ways that mysteries of antimatter could shed light on the mysteries of dark matter

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Did the Earth ever have a ring? Feb 13, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the Earth

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Listener Questions #5 Feb 11, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about chain reactions in space, the chemistry of life, and how a theory is accepted.

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What is weak hypercharge? Feb 06, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly break down what it means for particles to have charge, and how that translates to charges for the weak force

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Was the Big Bang left handed? Feb 04, 2025

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Daniel and Kelly dive into the left-right asymmetry of hands, life, particles and the Universe itself.

(This version was edited to reflect that 2d space has handedness and methane is non-chiral.)

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