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What a perfect, tragic example of these misguided policies. Instead of expanding our new ability to listen to the Universe, they choose to return to deafness.

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly talk to @katrinewhiteson.bsky.social (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Hey it me! Thanks for being excellent hosts @weinersmith.bsky.social and @danielwhiteson.bsky.social! 🧪🦀🦑

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about electron spin, quantum fields, and cellular vaults! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Creature Feature's Katie Goldin about babies and how much to care for them. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly try to unravel some popular mis-explanations about the wonders of special relativity, potatoes and photons. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the Big Bang, figs and Higgs! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Katrine Whiteson about diabetes, the history of insulin production, and Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Anna Phillips about the disgusting and fascinating world of leeches. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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In this LQ ep we ask: What's the deal w/Higgs and mass? Can I use a rocket to weigh a bass? Could the weak force make pinball more of a delight? Why is dark chocolate better than white? What are fungi eating in reactor four? Is graphite delicious in a nuclear core? www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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What's the deal with Higgs and mass? Can I use a rocket to weigh a bass? Could the weak force make pinball more of a delight? Why is dark chocolate better than white? What are fungi eating in reactor four? Is graphite delicious in a nuclear core?

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Munger about phantom smells, stinky shirts, careers as a "nose", and more. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly talk about dark matter and anti-matter!

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Can antimatter help us find dark matter? Daniel and Kelly look for ways that mysteries of antimatter could shed light on the mysteries of dark matter www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Plus - on the Valentine's Day episode, Kelly tells the story of her engagement to @zachweinersmith.bsky.social

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Daniel and Kelly talk about whether the Universe ever put a ring on the Earth www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Stars go BOOM BOOM

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

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Ep3 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out! Why is mapping the Higgs potential at a new collider so important? Such a mapping may allow us to understand how the universe may end and why we are even here to ask any questions at all. 🧪⚛️ Link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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This weak on the @DandKUniverse pod, it's Weak Force Week! Episodes on the left-handed-ness of the Universe, and what 'weak hypercharge' is and what it tells us about symmetries.

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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. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Episode 2 of the "Case for a new collider series" is out! Today, we explore the Higgs potential and how its form in our universe is still a deep mystery that might hide answers to some of the most pressing open questions in particle physics. 🧪⚛️ Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the extraordinary ability to tardigrades to survive extreme conditions, and ponder whether those abilities have kept them alive after a space craft carrying them crashed into the surface of the Moon. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the extraordinary ability to tardigrades to survive extreme conditions, and ponder whether those abilities have kept them alive after a space craft carrying them crashed into the surface of the Moon. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Listener Questions 4: Daniel and Kelly answer questions about binary star seasons, meat wasps and freefall. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Listener Questions 4: Daniel and Kelly answer questions about binary star seasons, meat wasps and freefall. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Jonathan Oppenheim (@postquantum.bsky.social) about his unusual theory of unpredictable gravity www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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It's quantum gravity week on @DandKUniverse this week! Episode on string theory with Thomas Van Riet and on post-quantum gravity with Jonathan Oppenheim.

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Hey SciCommers! Science Talk is a conference series run in part by my friend @drkiki.bsky.social, and the next one is in Raleigh NC on April 3-4. I went to one and it was GREAT, with lots of folks eager to hear what you have to say. Go! www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/conferences/...

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Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about soil on Mars, the double slit experiment, and adaptations for surviving on the Red Planet. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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