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The Sexual Evolution (Featuring Dr. Nathan Lents)
Feb 27, 2025Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Nathan Lents about sex, gender, monogamy, and other topics from his recent book, The Sexual Evolution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions #6
Feb 25, 2025Daniel and Kelly answer questions about fundamental particles, radiation-gobbling fungi, and the physics of pinball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger)
Feb 20, 2025Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Can antimatter help us find dark matter?
Feb 18, 2025Daniel and Kelly look for ways that mysteries of antimatter could shed light on the mysteries of dark matter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Did the Earth ever have a ring?
Feb 13, 2025Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the Earth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions #5
Feb 11, 2025Daniel and Kelly answer questions about chain reactions in space, the chemistry of life, and how a theory is accepted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is weak hypercharge?
Feb 06, 2025Daniel and Kelly break down what it means for particles to have charge, and how that translates to charges for the weak force See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Was the Big Bang left handed?
Feb 04, 2025Daniel 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.) See...
How do we defeat the dirt worms?
Jan 30, 2025Daniel and Kelly talk about what we're doing to combat soil-transmitted nematodes, which are parasite that infects up to 25% of the world's population. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...
How did we tackle Trichinella?
Jan 28, 2025Daniel and Kelly talk about how public health officials turned "the most serious parasitic disease in New England" into a disease that only afflicts about 15 people per year in the whole of the United...