Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Can we put black holes to work for us? Mar 10, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge discuss how the twisted spacetime around a spinning black hole can be used to pull energy from a black hole.

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Why do stars twinkle? Mar 08, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge sing a scientific

song about the many reasons a star might twinkle.

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What is dark radiation? Mar 03, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge talk about whether dark matter feels dark forces.

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What is the future of exoplanet research? Mar 01, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge talk to planet hunter Dr. Jesse Christiansen about what we have learned and what we might learn about exoplanets!

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Where does the Higgs get its mass? Feb 24, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge wonder: if the Higgs gives mass to the other particles, how does it get mass itself?

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Can you roast a marshmallow in space, and other listener questions. Feb 22, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge talk about space marshmallows, our cosmic date with Andromeda, and surviving micrometeors.

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Is there Uranium on Uranus? Feb 17, 2022

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Daniel and Kelly probe a heavy question about heavy metals on Uranus.

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Does the Universe have a preferred direction? Feb 15, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge talk about the hypothesis that there is a cosmological Axis of Evil

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Why does the Higgs boson like Mexican hats? Feb 10, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge talk about the strange properties of the Higgs boson, and why its special powers are linked to a sombrero.

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Can we build a wormhole? Feb 08, 2022

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Daniel and Jorge talk about the latest ideas for how to make human portals to distant space.

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