Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 d...

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. ...

Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the night, and what rats dream about. See omnystudio.com...

Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waitlist in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these people will not get an organ in time. Daniel and Kelly talk about the science and ethics beh...