• When will space be cheap? (featuring Zach Weinersmith)
    Jun 5 2025

    Daniel and Kelly chat with Zach Weinersmith about rockets and the upside and pitfalls of a potential future space economy.

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    56 mins
  • The Martian Revolution (featuring Mike Duncan)
    Jun 3 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Mike Duncan, creator of The Martian Revolution, about economics, politics and revolution on Mars.

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    55 mins
  • Listener Questions #11
    May 29 2025

    Daniel and Kelly answer questions about black holes, animal coloration, the big bang and time dilation.

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    43 mins
  • How and why do trees get so old?
    May 27 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind aging trees, and why some trees live so long.

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    50 mins
  • Is the standard model of dark energy in trouble?
    May 22 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk about recent measurements that leave us confused about the expansion of the Universe.

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    49 mins
  • Do microbes help or hurt you? (featuring Katrine Whiteson)
    May 20 2025

    Daniel and Kelly talk to Katrine Whiteson (a Whiteson Prize laureate) about the complex relationship between humans and microbes

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Introducing: Kill Switch
    May 15 2025

    Were we sleeping when everything changed? Seems like the technologically driven future is already here. On kill switch, we explain the right NOW of our supercharged technological lives. Ask ourselves who is in control? Can we beat the computer or are we going to need to throw the kill switch?

    New host Dexter Thomas, Jr answers questions big and small – like who made Shrimp Jesus and why? To how and why you very well could get arrested by a computer. And we’ll be bringing the DIY back to tech – How to Now on everything from how to run your own LLM to tips to mitigate your exposure online.

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    2 mins
  • Listener Questions #10
    May 15 2025

    Daniel and Kelly answer questions about prions, playing music near a black hole, and medical maggots.

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    50 mins
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