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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What is so beautiful about string theory?
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Thomas Van Riet about how string theory unravels the puzzle of quantum gravity and whether math can be beautiful. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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DKEU Listener Questions Volume #3
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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about soil on Mars, the double slit experiment, and adaptations for surviving on the Red Planet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Can humans safely have babies in space? Daniel and Kelly talk about what we know about human health in space, and our prospects for starting families there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Kelly talk to authors about the science and storytelling of time-travel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Winter solstice listener questions
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Daniel and Katie answer a question about building super duper long structures in space See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Space Debris (featuring Dr. Jonathan McDowell)
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Jonathan McDowell about the kinds of junk you find in space, the problems it causes, and what we can do about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Who really wrote Maxwell's equations?
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Kathy Joseph about the true, twisted history of humanity's understanding of electromagnetism See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Holiday Special: santa, reindeer and long-lasting lamps
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Daniel and Kelly talk about how santa takes solves an NP-hard problem, how reindeer fly and glow, and the physics of lamps that defy time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Listener Questions Volume #2
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions from curious listeners, about big black holes, nuking hurricanes and the philosophy of photons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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When animals break the law (featuring Mary Roach)
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Mary Roach about her latest book (Fuzz), and how she goes about getting the incredible stories that appear in her books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Kelly dig into the surprisingly controversial question of why airplanes stay in the air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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The Expanse (featuring James S.A. Corey)
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Daniel Abrahams and Ty Franck, the authors behind The Expanse series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Do we have enough fuel for fusion?
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the surprisingly difficult task of finding the fuel to make fusion work on Earth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Love, fear, greed, and asteroids (featuring Martin Elvis)
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Martin Elvis about the promise and perils of space resources. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Thanksgiving Special: Talkin' Turkey
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Daniel and Kelly give our US-based listeners some things to gobble about over Thanksgiving dinner other than politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Listener Questions Volume #1
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Daniel and Kelly answer questons about dark energy, slime molds and Hawking radiation! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Cannibalism (featuring Volker Rudolf)
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Volker Rudolf about cannibalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Exploration from the poles to the heavens
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Daniel and Kelly talk about difficulties encountered during polar expeditions, and how we can avoid making these same mistakes when we begin exploring Mars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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What's so exciting about quantum computing? (featuring Scott Aaronson)
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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Scott Aaronson about quantum computing, and try to bust through the most common misconceptions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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What is a particle?
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Daniel and Kelly try to get an solid mental picture of this particularly slippery concept See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Off-Earth ethics (featuring Erika Nesvold)
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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Erika Nesvold about ethical questions we should be asking as we prepare to become a multiplanetary species. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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How to keep Martians fed and happy
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Daniel and Kelly talk about the future of food in space. Do you like lukewarm cricket tacos? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Halloween Special: Zombies and Ghosts
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Daniel and Kelly talk about Toxoplasma gondii, and the "science" of ghost hunting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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How to keep astronauts fed and happy
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Daniel and Kelly discuss the often less-than-delicious history of food in space. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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Daniel and Kelly take some time to puzzle of the nature of time, an eternally timely mystery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts
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