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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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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Daniel answers Listener Questions about the size of the Universe, what's in intergalactic space and why gravity dominates the Universe.

Episode Date: December 10, 2020

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours:https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours...

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Daniel answers Listener Questions about dark matter, black holes and particle colliders

Episode Date: December 8, 2020

Daniel answers questions from listeners like you! Got questions? Come to Daniel's public office hours:https://sites.uci.edu/daniel/public-office-hours...

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What happened in the dark ages of the Universe?

Episode Date: December 3, 2020

Before the stars and galaxies formed, the Universe was dark and foggy for hundreds of millions of years! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...

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Can you undress a black hole?

Episode Date: December 1, 2020

Daniel and Jorge talk about whether it's possible to observe a "naked singularity" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo...

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The Sticky Story of the Gluon's Discovery

Episode Date: November 26, 2020

What is the gluon and how was it discovered? Daniel and Jorge take us through the dramatic events. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ih...

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What's it like to fall into a black hole?

Episode Date: November 24, 2020

Take a cosmic field trip with Daniel and Jorge, as they guide you on a thought experiment into the heart of the most mysterious objects in the Univers...

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Listener Questions 13: Space water, wormhole colliders and boxes of dark matter

Episode Date: November 19, 2020

Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you! Submit yours, to questions@danielandjorge.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...

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The SF Universe of Max Barry

Episode Date: November 17, 2020

In Max Barry's new novel "Providence", humanity runs into aliens. It doesn't go well. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne...

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What's the Oldest Thing in the Universe?

Episode Date: November 12, 2020

Daniel and Jorge talk about the age of stars, galaxies, black holes and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.co...

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The surprising shape of the Milky Way

Episode Date: November 10, 2020

How do we know the shape of our galaxy, since we're stuck in the middle of it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.c...

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How to land a robot on an asteroid

Episode Date: November 5, 2020

NASA sent Osiris-Rex to scoop a cup of dirt from an asteroid ... using a pogo stick! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnet...

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The mysterious sources of the Van Allen radiation belts

Episode Date: November 3, 2020

Daniel and Jorge talk about the strange belts of particles surrounding the Earth, and the South Atlantic Anomaly Learn more about your ad-choices at...

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What if the Earth Stopped Spinning

Episode Date: October 29, 2020

What makes planets spin, and what would happen if they stopped? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudi...

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The Quantum Physics of Solar Panels

Episode Date: October 27, 2020

Daniel and Jorge break down the physics and engineering behind solar panels Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comS...

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A discounted dark matter discovery

Episode Date: October 22, 2020

Why do particle physicists discount the beautiful signal of dark matter from the DAMA experiment? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihe...

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Is all of space magnetized?

Episode Date: October 20, 2020

Is it possible that there are magnetic fields.... everywhere? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio....

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Is Energy Actually Conserved?

Episode Date: October 15, 2020

Daniel and Jorge explore whether energy is actually a fundamental conserved quantity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne...

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The SF Universes of Vandana Singh

Episode Date: October 13, 2020

Daniel and Jorge talk about the creative science in the short stories of Vandana Singh's collection "Ambiguity Machines" Learn more about your ad-cho...

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Where do comets come from?

Episode Date: October 8, 2020

Daniel and Jorge talk about the vast and amazing Oort cloud, and whether it is throwing snowballs at us. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...

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Will the ITER experiment make fusion feasible?

Episode Date: October 6, 2020

Will humans figure out how to make fusion work on Earth, to provide plentiful clean power? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodc...

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