Podcast Episodes

Listener Questions #17

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood.

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Why do we sleep and dream? (featuring Dr. Gina Poe)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the night, and what rats dream about.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

What are paraparticles?

Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Xenotransplantation

Over 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waitlist in the United States. Unfortunately, many of these people will not get an organ in time. Daniel and Kelly talk about the science and ethics be…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Unraveling misleading popular science

Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashing recent popular science and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Listener Questions #16

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection.

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

What is toponium?

Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter.

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated Smallpox

Daniel and Kelly appreciate that they've never had to worry about getting smallpox, and talk about the scientific and public health advancements that saved humanity from this ancient scourge.

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Published on 3 months ago

Listener Questions #15

Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs!

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Published on 3 months ago

Can particle beams be used to treat cancer?

Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells.

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago