Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Addiction (featuring Dr. Marcelo Wood) Sep 10, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Marcelo Wood about what addiction does to our brains, why some of us become addicted to drugs while others don't, what drugs do to our brains in the long term, and more.

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Is dark energy a fudge factor? Sep 08, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly talk about whether physicists are trying to understand the expansion of the Universe, or pull the cosmic wool over everyone's eyes. Also, horse milk comes up.

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Listener Questions #49 Sep 03, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about alternatives to the Big Bang, scurvy, and supercontinents.

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Rewilding Sep 01, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the differences between conservation and rewilding, and discuss some of the successes, failures, and wild ideas that have come from the rewilding movement so far.

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Can we simulate the Universe? Aug 27, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly talk about what a recent simulation project can tell us about how the Universe got so clumpy.

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Listener Questions #48 Aug 25, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about crackpots, hearing meteors, and the age of everything.

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Origins of life (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson) Aug 20, 2026

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Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine take on the origins of life. They discuss competing definitions for "life", whether it's even helpful to have a definition, the oldest evidence we have for life, and how we think life got started.

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Should the government be hiding aliens? Aug 18, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly review the recent movie 'Disclosure Day' and discuss some tough questions about knowledge and secrecy.

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Listener Questions #47 - Plant Questions (featuring Dr. Manuel Lerdau) Aug 13, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly are joined by Dr. Manuel Lerdau to answer listener questions about toxic plants, seed germination, and micropropagation.

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How far can we go with chemical rockets? Aug 11, 2026

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Daniel and Kelly explain the limitations of chemical rockets and how physics can propel humans to the outer reaches of the solar system.