Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Daniel and Kelly explain how signals get jammed, how to avoid being jammed, and whose music makes the best jam.
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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about aliens watching Earth, about lone species, and about the size limits of intelligence.
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Parasites can have amazingly complicated life cycles - moving through a series of host species, and looking quite different while residing within each type of host. Frankly, this stumped scientists for a long time. In today's episode, Daniel and Kelly take a stroll through the history of science to explore how we finally started to figure parasite life cycles out.
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Daniel and Kelly explain the nature of the quantum vacuum, whether its real or philosophical, and if it's possible to use to make your toast.
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Daniel and Kelly explain how cells in a fetus or in an adult know what they're supposed to do, and discuss whether opposable thumbs are necessary for the development of tools and technology.
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