Podcast Episodes

Zombie ants

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

How does scientific peer review work?

Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review. How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, and …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

How are scientific discoveries made?

Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with Prof. Lydia Patton and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with Prof. Brian Keating.…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)

Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to Adam Becker about what it all means.

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the Universe Fine-tuned for life?

Daniel and Kelly grapple with the implications of arbitrary numbers in our theory, whether they could have had different values, and what it all means.

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Phage therapy (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)

Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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 3 months, 4 weeks 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 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 months, 1 week ago