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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!

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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

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

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What are paraparticles?

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 behind using transgenic pigs to fill the shortfall.

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Xenotransplantation

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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Unraveling misleading popular science

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

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Listener Questions #16

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

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What is toponium?

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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Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated Smallpox

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

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Listener Questions #15

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

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Can particle beams be used to treat cancer?

Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores.

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Could stars have black holes at their cores?

To mark the 500th episode, Daniel gives a tour of the podcast's history and production process, including candid interviews with the co-hosts, Sean Carroll and other podcasters.

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Explain the Universe: Behind the Scenes

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