Locality and causality! Very important ideas in physics, but not things that usually get the podcast treatment. I hop on @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social's Extraordinary Universe to do something different.

Does physics have to be causal and local? Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Physics World did a lovely review of @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and Andy Warner's new book, Do Aliens Speak Physics! Here it is -- physicsworld.com/a/if-you-met...

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants". www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.

Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review. How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable? www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly explore how scientific discoveries are made, digging into fun stories, the history of science with @profess.bsky.social, and the lessons of Nobel Prize winners with @drbriankeating.bsky.social. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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 @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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

Great podcast. I listened to regularly now. Daniel is a particle physicist while Kelly is a parasitologist. This episode features Katrine Whiteson discuss phage therapy as an alternate form of fighting bacterial infections over antibiotics 10 out of 10 Good follows #PodcastScience

Great news! Katrine Whiteson, Director for Wetlab Science Not Just Stuff On The Computer at the Whiteson Institute for Advanced Science, is back on the show! Daniel & Kelly chat with Dr. Whiteson about how we can enlist viruses to kill infectious bacteria. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

A new listener questions episode is up! Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about screwworm at the southern border, life without the Moon, and the status of synthetic blood. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

I'm signing books at the @barnesandnoble.com store in Glen Allen Virginia for the next few hours! Come say "hi". :D

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

What are paraparticles? Daniel and Kelly talk about recent mathematical innovations that suggest a third category of particles beyond matter and forces. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

We have signings coming up this weekend in Virginia! This Sat @zachweinersmith.bsky.social & I will be at the @barnesandnoble.com in Charlottesville. On Sunday I'll be in Glen Allen, and I'll be bringing stickers signed by Zach as well, so your book can still get both signatures. :)

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

Come see @helenlpgordon.bsky.social , @danzep.bsky.social ‬, & I at @edbookfest.bsky.social today at 16:45! Helen writes beautifully about meteorites, & Dan is an actual explorer (unlike the Weinersmiths!). This will be a really fun conversation! Tickets here: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Come see @stevebrusatte.bsky.social and I TODAY at the @edbookfest.bsky.social! We'll be talking about A City on Mars, and the @royalsociety.org is going to announce their 2025 Book Prize short-list during the session! Tickets available here: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

A new episode is up! Daniel and Kelly uncover the real science behind some flashy recent pop sci and talk about how to be an informed information consumer.

I am happy to be featured on this episode in this fun and insightful podcast. @weinersmith.bsky.social and @danielwhiteson.bsky.social are really great in answering absurd questions!

A new listener questions episode is up! Daniel and Kelly answer questions about snowflake symmetry, flamingo burgers, and iodine protection. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly explain how top quarks talk to each other and potentially form new states of matter. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Killing the Speckled Monster: How We Eradicated Smallpox 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. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

One of my favorite podcasts chimes in on #illustratingMath in this episode, discussing the #geometry of honeycombs in the answer to the third listener question. Find the episode here: www.iheart.com/podcast/105-... and give it a listen!🎧

The geese Kelly keeps mentioning on the show have arrived. :)

A new listener questions episode is up! Daniel and Kelly explain itches, the Oort cloud and the geometry of honeycombs! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

It's an exciting day for the Weinersmiths! A City on Mars is now out in paperback. :D www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/639449...

Can particle beams be used to treat cancer? Daniel and Kelly talk about the practical application of particle beams: precisely targeting and killing cancer cells. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

. @danielwhiteson.bsky.social & Andy Warner's new book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics" is available for pre-order! It asks the question: when aliens arrive, can we talk to them about physics, or is our science a little bit human rather than completely Universal? wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the event horizon and discuss an outlandish theory of stars with black hole cores. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly explore the history of general anesthesia, and what we know (or don't know) about how it works. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how quantum fields make bananas, how colds mutate and whether data has mass. link.podtrac.com/daniel-and-k...

Howdy! The paperback for A City on Mars comes out on July 29th. We're doing some in-person signings @barnesandnoble.com to celebrate! We'll be in Fairfax VA on Aug 5 and Charlottesville VA on Aug 23. Hope to see you there!

New episode up: How to become a parasite Daniel and Kelly talk about whether or not dinosaurs had parasites, how often parasitism has popped up in the tree of life, and more. link.podtrac.com/daniel-and-k...

Should we be worried about overpopulation or depopulation? Daniel and Kelly talk to the authors of "After The Spike". www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

The newest listener questions episode is now live! Daniel and Kelly talk about warty comb jellies, white holes, and humpback whale navigation. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Hey UK! Kelly ( @weinersmith.bsky.social ) is doing two events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival ( @edbookfest.bsky.social ). Learn more at the link below, and drop in to say "hi"! www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

How do we know what elements the Universe is made of? Daniel and Kelly trace the history of how we figured out what elements the stars are made of, featuring naked Greeks, hiking Scots, and villainous professors. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Why are stars different colors? Daniel and Kelly dive deep into the hearts of stars to explain why they all twinkle a little differently. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

A new episode is up! Did Colossal bring back the dire wolf? Daniel and Kelly talk about de-extinction. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

The 12th Listener Questions episode is up now! Daniel and Kelly answer questions about neutrons, bananas and Jupiter and find a secret theme that links them all. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

What is the quantum internet? Daniel and Kelly strip away the hype and reveal the actual mind-blowing physics of the quantum internet. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Can humans survive interstellar travel? Daniel and Kelly talk about how to keep humans healthy and happy during interstellar voyages. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Is it possible to travel to other stars? Daniel and Kelly explore the hurdles and potential technologies for bringing humans to alien solar systems. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

I was on the panel for an Infinite Monkey Cage recording last night! We chatted under Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon!

In today's episode we had the other Weinersmith ( @zachweinersmith.bsky.social ) join us for a chat about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy! www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

Daniel and Kelly talk to @mikeduncan.bsky.social, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-... PS - Kelly is a huge fan of the Revolutions podcast, and had way too much recording this episode. :D

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation. www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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