Listener questions #53
Oct 15, 2026
Daniel and Kelly talk about how particles are detected, the heavy proton discovery, and de Sitter space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
IH Sleep Specialist Ad, JPMorgan Chase
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!
PodSkip has analyzed 19 episodes of Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe, averaging 20.9 ads per episode (27% of runtime).
Avsnitt
▶ Lyssna på PodSkip
How did syphilis get to Europe?
Oct 13, 2026
Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine. Syphilis arrived with a bang in Europe in 1493, but where did it come from?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
JP Morgan Chase housing ad, Total Wine & More Ad (mid-show)
What if dark matter is more complicated?
Oct 08, 2026
Daniel and Kelly talk about a particularly quirky theory of dark matter that Daniel is searching for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
JP Morgan Chase ad, Zepound prescription drug ad
Listener Questions #52
Oct 06, 2026
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how AI is impacting math and physics, what we really know about the wood wide web, and what happens when matter annihilates.See…
Don't Lie to Me promo, Podcast promo – Artisan Artisan
What is creativity? (featuring Dr. Moiya McTier)
Oct 01, 2026
Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Moiya McTier about how we define and measure creativity, and the impacts of the modern world on creative pursuits. Check out her new book, Mothers of Invention.See…
JP Morgan Chase ad, Before the Moment iHeart podcast promo
Supervoids
Sep 29, 2026
Daniel and Kelly explore the structure of the Universe and examine its emptiest places, making no effort to spare the scatological humor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cross-promo: Don't Lie to Me podcast, Podcast promo – Artisan Artisan
Listener Questions #51
Sep 24, 2026
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about special relativity, organisms that eat plastic, and whether the future is already determined.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
IBM AI ad, Airtasker ad
Do Animals Make Mistakes? (featuring Dr. Andy Sih)
Sep 22, 2026
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Andy Sih about the kinds of mistakes wild animals make, and why they make them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
IBM AI advertisement, Odo business software ad
Did we just discover dark matter?
Sep 17, 2026
Daniel and Kelly talk about the recent observation of a dark matter candidateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions #50
Sep 15, 2026
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about scent dialects, drilling through the ice above the oceans of Enceladus, and why some animals have penises.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Addiction (featuring Dr. Marcelo Wood)
Sep 10, 2026
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…
Is dark energy a fudge factor?
Sep 08, 2026
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.See…
Listener Questions #49
Sep 03, 2026
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about alternatives to the Big Bang, scurvy, and supercontinents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rewilding
Sep 01, 2026
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.See…
Can we simulate the Universe?
Aug 27, 2026
Daniel and Kelly talk about what a recent simulation project can tell us about how the Universe got so clumpy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Listener Questions #48
Aug 25, 2026
Daniel and Kelly answer questions about crackpots, hearing meteors, and the age of everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Origins of life (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Aug 20, 2026
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…
IBM AI for business ad, ChatGPT Work ad
Should the government be hiding aliens?
Aug 18, 2026
Daniel and Kelly review the recent movie 'Disclosure Day' and discuss some tough questions about knowledge and secrecy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ChatGPT Work ad, Granger ad - beverage manufacturing
Listener Questions #47 - Plant Questions (featuring Dr. Manuel Lerdau)
Aug 13, 2026
Daniel and Kelly are joined by Dr. Manuel Lerdau to answer listener questions about toxic plants, seed germination, and micropropagation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Granger ad, United HealthCare Ad
How far can we go with chemical rockets?
Aug 11, 2026
Daniel and Kelly explain the limitations of chemical rockets and how physics can propel humans to the outer reaches of the solar system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Podlandia promo – Brownstein & Armison, Cross-promo: Dear Chelsea / Your Problem with Yamunaika
Cyclospora (and other diarrhea-inducing parasites)
Aug 06, 2026
It's July 2026, and the United States is dealing with an outbreak of cyclospora. Diarrhea makes people think of Kelly, so today we're dealing with the many questions Kelly has gotten about parasites…
Cross-promo: Delivering Happiness podcast, Cross-promo: Dear Chelsea / Your Problem with Yamunaika
Listener Questions #46
Aug 04, 2026
Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about tick-induced meat allergies, experiencing quantum effects, and fibroids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Granger ad, United HealthCare Ad
Sound (featuring audio wizard Mat Keselman)
Jul 30, 2026
Daniel and Kelly chat with DKEU's audio engineer, Mat Keselman, about the physics of sound and give a behind the scenes look at how Mat works his magic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Podlandia promo – Brownstein & Armison, iHeart pod promo - Everyone Watches Women's Sports
What is a space-time interval?
Jul 28, 2026
Daniel and Kelly break space, twist time, and then put it back together to explain the most important concept in relativity you've never heard of.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ChatGPT Work ad, Granger ad - office park procurement
Listener Questions #45
Jul 23, 2026
Daniel and Kelly wonder how many Extraordinaries are planning on becoming supervillains as they discuss how to make Jupiter explode, the changing colors of children's hair, and whether or not aliens…
Vuori ad (Jimmy Conrad), Granger ad
Rat lungworm (featuring Dr. Chelsea Wood)
Jul 21, 2026
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Chelsea Wood about rat lungworm - a particularly unpleasant nematode parasite that is spreading way outside of its native range.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Podlandia promo – Brownstein & Armison, iHeart pod promo - Everyone Watches Women's Sports
Is dark matter a fudge factor?
Jul 16, 2026
Daniel and Kelly talk about what it means to be a physics fudge factor and whether DM is fudgy or solid science.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
JPMorgan Chase ad, iHeart Radio ad
Listener Questions #44 - How fast can animals go, and how fast can animals grow? (featuring Dr. John Hutchinson)
Jul 14, 2026
Dr. John Hutchinson is back to help Kelly and Daniel answer listener questions about how fast animals can grow, how fast animals can go, and whether animal size impacts average lifespans. Also…
Of lice and men
Jul 09, 2026
Daniel and Kelly explore what lice can teach us about human evolution, and the role lice have played in some of humanity's most devastating wars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Did aliens put satellites into Earth's orbit pre-Sputnik?
Jul 07, 2026
Daniel and Kelly dissect the evidence presented in recent peer-reviewed science papers for pre-Sputnik artificial satellites in Earth orbit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.