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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Listener Questions #21 featuring Cat Bohannan

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

iHeartPodcasts

Astronomy, Physics, Science, Natural Sciences

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Daniel and Kelly are joined by Cat Bohannan, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:07.4

Hey, everyone. I've got a new fun physics book out now. It's called Do Aliens Speak Physics? And I think it's a lot of fun.

0:15.2

But don't take my work for it. Here's what Blake Crouch, famous author and smart guy said.

0:21.2

Do Aliens Speak Physics is a charming, thoughtful meditation on the common language of the

0:25.4

universe, a book which asks important questions about the fundamental nature, not just of our

0:30.2

existence, but of reality itself. So go out and pick up a copy of Do Aliens Speak Physics? I think

0:35.7

you'll enjoy it.

0:53.1

This pregnancy thing is just the pits. Is there anything we can do to speed it up a bit?

0:56.7

When we're under great stress, can we really lift a car?

1:00.0

Or is that an urban legend that's gone a bit too far?

1:03.2

Bacteria can be beneficial, as I've come to understand.

1:04.9

But what about viruses?

1:07.1

Do they ever lend a helping hand?

1:10.0

Whatever questions keep you up at night?

1:15.3

Or sometimes beyond the intellectual grasp of Daniel and Kelly. So, on today's show,

1:20.1

Dr. Capohanan joins us to answer questions that stumped while Kelly in particular.

1:26.7

Welcome to Daniel and Kelly's extraordinary universe plus friends. Plus friends. And note, this friend studies reproduction and sex, and so you should decide ahead of time if that's

1:33.0

appropriate for young children.

1:34.6

Thanks.

1:35.1

Thanks. Hi, I'm Daniel.

1:49.3

I'm a particle physicist, and I don't know the answer to every single physics question you might imagine.

1:54.9

Hello, I'm Kelly Wienersmith. I study parasites and space. And wow, y'all ask me a lot of biology questions that I do not know the

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