Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science, from particles to black holes to moon colonies to ecosystems to parasites and everything else in the Universe!
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Jul 18, 2023 • 1h 1min
What everyone misunderstands about the Universe
Daniel talks to Zach Weinersmith about the most common misconceptions about our Universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 13, 2023 • 50min
How stable is the Earth's orbit?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether we can expect the Earth to continue in its path forever, or if our days are numbered.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 11, 2023 • 49min
Do things get more massive the faster they move?
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when you start to move fast, and whether it makes sense to think about your mass growing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 6, 2023 • 49min
How do planets get their moons?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how a planets gets its natural satellites and the stories that each one reveals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 4, 2023 • 49min
Do all galaxies have central black holes?
Daniel and Jorge talk about whether galaxies have to have black holes at their hearts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 29, 2023 • 1h
How to use the whole galaxy to hear huge gravitational waves
Daniel and Jorge break down the recent discovery of huge gravitational waves by NANOGrav, and what it means about supermassive black holes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 27, 2023 • 47min
What drives the movement of Earth’s continents?
Daniel and Jorge explore the deep, violent history of the Earth's surface.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 22, 2023 • 52min
What happens if you explode a nuclear bomb in space?
Daniel and Katie touch on the explosive question of nuclear weapons and explain the impact of space-based explosions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 20, 2023 • 54min
Listener Questions 40: Ways our Universe could end us
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about the dangers of our Universe and whether engineers could save us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 15, 2023 • 46min
Could there be more than one theory of everything?
Daniel talks to philosopher Thomas Barrett about whether there could be multiple effective descriptions of our Universe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
