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.S...
9 Sep 20251h 15min
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 Sep 20251h 1min
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
2 Sep 202548min
Phage therapy (featuring Dr. Katrine Whiteson)
Daniel and Kelly chat with Katrine Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Aug 20251h 2min
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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Aug 202557min
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.See omnystudio.com/...
21 Aug 20251h
What are paraparticles?
Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19 Aug 202547min
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 beh...
14 Aug 202550min
