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

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

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

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

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

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