Podcast · 132 episodes
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe, page 6
by iHeartPodcasts · English
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!
All episodes, page 6
Unraveling misleading popular scienceHow popular science headlines mislead readers about physics—especially when they overstate evidence, blur imagination vs data, or jump from speculative theory to sweeping conclusions.12 Aug 2025 · 51 min · 23 chapters
Listener Questions #16Episode “Listener Questions #16” is a listener Q&A mixing physics, chemistry, biology, and radiation safety.7 Aug 2025 · 40 min · 20 chapters
What is toponium?The episode explains toponium (a hypothetical “quarkonium” bound state of a top quark and an anti-top quark) and why it’s hard to form or observe.5 Aug 2025 · 48 min · 19 chapters
Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated SmallpoxThe history and eradication campaign for smallpox, from early prevention (variolation) and cowpox-based vaccination to the World Health Organization-led global effort, plus the remaining lab risk of…31 Jul 2025 · 57 min · 23 chapters
Listener Questions #15Listener Questions #15 on itching/scratching and the Oort cloud; later a question about honeycomb hexagons and math in biology.29 Jul 2025 · 52 min · 18 chapters
Can particle beams be used to treat cancer?Whether particle beams can treat cancer, how they work biologically and physically, and how they compare to surgery, chemotherapy, and conventional radiation.24 Jul 2025 · 49 min · 17 chapters
Could stars have black holes at their cores?Whether stars could contain black holes at their cores, and how that relates to black hole formation and the mystery of supermassive black holes.22 Jul 2025 · 48 min · 29 chapters
Going under: The history and mechanisms of general anesthesiaThe episode explains the history and development of general anesthesia, from pre-anesthesia pain management (alcohol/opium, physical restraint, speed-focused surgery) to early inhaled agents (nitrous…17 Jul 2025 · 51 min · 24 chapters
Listener Questions #14Listener Questions #14 on Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe, answering science questions ranging from quantum fields to viral mutation, plus a physics-of-information question about whether…15 Jul 2025 · 45 min · 13 chapters
How to become a parasiteEvolution and diversity of parasitism—how common parasites are, how parasitism evolves from free-living ancestors, major parasite “strategies” (e.g., parasitoids, castrators, vector-transmitted),…10 Jul 2025 · 50 min · 30 chapters
Should we be worried about overpopulation or depopulation?The episode debates whether the world should worry more about overpopulation or depopulation, arguing that global depopulation is the most likely path because birth rates are low and still falling.8 Jul 2025 · 1 h 2 min · 33 chapters
Listener Questions #13Listener Questions #13 on (1) warty comb jelly biology, including its “transient anus” and life-stage changes; (2) what a “white hole” replacing the sun would mean; (3) why humpback whales migrate,…3 Jul 2025 · 49 min · 15 chapters