Daniel talks to Prof. Mark Colyvan, philosopher of mathematics, about whether math is something we invented or discovered.

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Daniel and Jorge talk about finding order among the messiness of the Universe, and the strange frustration of quantum spin glasses.

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Daniel and Kelly walk through the trajectory of the Lucy mission and talk about what it might teach us about our origins. 

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Daniel and Katie talk about the mysteries of supernovae, and why we haven't seen a local one since Kepler! 

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Daniel and Jorge take a bite out of "nuclear pasta" and dive into the heart of these strange stars.

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Daniel and Jorge grapple with this hard-to-say word that might make complex quantum calculations much easier.

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Daniel and Jorge talk about the surprises found in the first science from the James Webb telescope and what it means for our understanding of the early Universe. 

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Daniel and Kelly wrestle with competing infinities to understand why the night sky is not catastrophically ablaze with light. 

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Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners about how discoveries are made, the most important recent discoveries and how to detect aliens.

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Daniel and Jorge grapple with the possibility that time could flow in more than one direction, at the same time(s).

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