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  • How was the polio vaccine developed?
    Oct 30 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk about the development of the polio vaccine.

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    1 h
  • Listener Questions #20
    Oct 28 2025

    Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about aliens, archaea and the speed of light.

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    54 min
  • Is physics discovered or invented?
    Oct 23 2025

    Daniel and Kelly get concrete about whether physics is the map or the territory, the topic of Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"

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    56 min
  • Must there be a single unified theory of physics?
    Oct 16 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Ethan Siegal about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.

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    55 min
  • How might aliens perceive the Universe?
    Oct 14 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"

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    52 min
  • Why do we age? (featuring Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan)
    Oct 9 2025

    Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".

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    1 h et 8 min
  • Relativistic beaming
    Oct 7 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk about how gravity, magnetism and relativity work together to create one of the most brilliant spectacles in the Universe.

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    49 min
  • Can we explore the galaxy with self-replicating probes?
    Oct 2 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Phil Metzger about the engineering challenges of building self-replication space probes.

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    1 h et 3 min