Podcast Episodes

The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger)

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more. 

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Published on 10 months ago

Can antimatter help us find dark matter?

Daniel and Kelly look for ways that mysteries of antimatter could shed light on the mysteries of dark matter

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Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Did the Earth ever have a ring?

Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the Earth

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Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Listener Questions #5

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about chain reactions in space, the chemistry of life, and how a theory is accepted.

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Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

What is weak hypercharge?

Daniel and Kelly break down what it means for particles to have charge, and how that translates to charges for the weak force

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Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Was the Big Bang left handed?

Daniel and Kelly dive into the left-right asymmetry of hands, life, particles and the Universe itself.

(This version was edited to reflect that 2d space has handedness and methane is non-chiral.)

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

How do we defeat the dirt worms?

Daniel and Kelly talk about what we're doing to combat soil-transmitted nematodes, which are parasite that infects up to 25% of the world's population. 

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Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

How did we tackle Trichinella?

Daniel and Kelly talk about how public health officials turned "the most serious parasitic disease in New England" into a disease that only afflicts about 15 people per year in the whole of the Unite…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Can tardigrades survive on the Moon?

Daniel and Kelly talk about the extraordinary ability to tardigrades to survive extreme conditions, and ponder whether those abilities have kept them alive after a space craft carrying them crashed i…

Published on 11 months ago

Listener Questions #4

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about binary star seasons, meat wasps and freefall.

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Published on 11 months ago