Épisodes

  • The science of taste and smell (with Steven Munger)
    Feb 20 2025

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

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    59 min
  • Can antimatter help us find dark matter?
    Feb 18 2025

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

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    53 min
  • Did the Earth ever have a ring?
    Feb 13 2025

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

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    48 min
  • Listener Questions #5
    Feb 11 2025

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

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    47 min
  • What is weak hypercharge?
    Feb 6 2025

    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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    54 min
  • Was the Big Bang left handed?
    Feb 4 2025

    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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    50 min
  • How do we defeat the dirt worms?
    Jan 30 2025

    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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    48 min
  • How did we tackle Trichinella?
    Jan 28 2025

    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 United States.

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    46 min