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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

574 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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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Topics · top 10

General Relativity and Spacetime Curvature×2Quantum Mechanics vs. General Relativity×2Deep Sea Mining Regulation and International Seabed AuthorityPolymetallic Nodule Extraction Technology and Environmental ImpactHydrothermal Vent Ecosystems and ChemosynthesisElectric Vehicle Battery Metal Supply ChainsDeep Sea Biodiversity and Species DiscoveryUN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) EnforcementFerromanganese Crust Mining on SeamountsMarine Microplastic Pollution in Deep Ocean

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May 19, 2026

The Deep Seabed (featuring Dr. Andrew Thaler)

Deep Sea Mining Regulation and International Seabed AuthorityPolymetallic Nodule Extraction Technology and Environmental ImpactHydrothermal Vent Ecosystems and Chemosynthesis
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Feb 7, 2026

Bonus Episode: History Daily - The First Reported Case of the Spanish Flu

Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918First Reported Case March 11 1918Fort Riley Army Base Outbreak
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Feb 10, 2026

Rabies

Rabies virus transmission routes (bites, scratches, aerosolized exposure)Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) protocols and timingRabies immune globulin (RIG) and borrowed immunity concept
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Feb 12, 2026

Why does the Universe minimize action?

Principle of Least ActionLagrangian and Hamiltonian MechanicsKinetic and Potential Energy
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Mar 3, 2026

Musk on the Moon

Lunar Settlement Feasibility and TimelinesOrbital Mechanics and Launch WindowsLunar Resource Extraction and Water Availability
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Mar 5, 2026

Becoming Martian (featuring Dr. Scott Solomon)

Human Evolution on MarsGenetic Drift and Founder EffectsSpace Settlement Science
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Mar 10, 2026

Listener Questions #32

Time as a Physical DimensionThermodynamic Arrow of TimeSleep Aids for Elderly Patients
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Mar 12, 2026

Is Cold Fusion impossible?

Cold Fusion Physics and MechanismsMuonic Hydrogen and Muon-Catalyzed FusionPalladium Lattice Deuterium Fusion
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Mar 17, 2026

Do we live in a super bubble?

Interstellar medium composition and structureSupernova-driven bubble formationLocal Bubble and solar system positioning
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Mar 19, 2026

Listener Questions #33

Pentastomid parasites evolution and host-switching mechanismsSI unit redefinition and atomic clock standardsCesium-133 hyperfine transition frequency
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Mar 24, 2026

To swill or to smell: How John Snow determined the cause of cholera

Cholera epidemiology and transmission mechanismsMiasma theory vs. germ theory of diseaseWaterborne disease contamination
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Mar 26, 2026

How cholera kills you and how we kill it

Vibrio cholerae bacteriology and toxin mechanismsBacteriophage-mediated horizontal gene transfer in pathogensOral rehydration therapy formulation and electrolyte balance
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May 5, 2026

Can we use zero point energy?

Zero Point Energy and Quantum VacuumQuantum Field Theory FundamentalsHeisenberg Uncertainty Principle Applications
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May 14, 2026

How do signals get jammed?

Electromagnetic signal transmission and antenna physicsDestructive interference vs. noise-based jammingFrequency hopping and spread spectrum technology
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May 12, 2026

Listener Questions #38

Exoplanet Atmosphere Detection via Transit SpectroscopyJames Webb Space Telescope Capabilities and LimitationsBiosignature Detection in Distant Planetary Systems
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May 7, 2026

The discovery of parasite life cycles

Parasite life cycle discovery and documentationSpontaneous generation theory and its refutationTrematode (fluke) parasites and transmission cycles
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Apr 28, 2026

Story of Birds (featuring Dr. Steve Brusatte)

Bird Evolution and Dinosaur OriginsFeather Development and FunctionPowered Flight Evolution in Vertebrates
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Apr 30, 2026

Listener Questions #37

Cell Differentiation and Gene ExpressionDevelopmental Biology and EmbryogenesisStem Cell Biology and Tissue Regeneration
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Mar 31, 2026

Listener Questions #34

Fog Formation and Dew Point TemperatureWater Vapor Saturation in AirBat Circulatory System and Upside-Down Physiology
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Apr 7, 2026

Snakes vs Octopi (featuring Dr. Matt Giorgianni)

Snake venom evolution and originsNeurotoxic vs. hemorrhagic venom mechanismsVenom gene recruitment and duplication
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