Daniel, Kelly, and Katrine talk about what bathing does to your microbiome, and weigh up the pros and cons.

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Daniel and Kelly walk through the early history of the Universe to explain how forces can be unified, or broken.

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Zach joins Daniel and Kelly for a segment on art and science communication. Then Daniel and Kelly explore the concept of absolute hot, and what makes some rocks glow.

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Daniel and Kelly talks about a species of social amoeba that will die to help others. Why the heck does it do that? And bonus: the amoeba are farmers!

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Daniel and Kelly talk about the James Webb Telescope and something mysterious it saw

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions from listeners about earthworms, the origins of the galaxy, and snails!

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Daniel and Kelly talk to Prof. Scott Egan about the meaning of species in modern biology.

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Daniel and Kelly explain the bizarre Tychonic model of the solar system, which for centuries stood as a valid theory alongside the Copernican model.

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Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies.

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A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And how well do we really understand the domestication process anyway?

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