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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Listener Questions #32

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

iHeartPodcasts

Astronomy, Physics, Natural Sciences, Science

4.72.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about the expanding universe, how sleep aids impact sleep quality, and what characteristics might make aliens better adapted for interstellar travel.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Hard podcast.

0:02.9

Guaranteed Human.

0:12.2

Is the universe's expansion just entropy's show?

0:16.3

No, it's the cosmic stretch that lets disorder grow.

0:20.7

I live in envy of Rip Van Winkle.

0:23.2

I just can't stay asleep.

0:25.1

But if I take a sleep aid,

0:26.9

will I rest longer but less deep?

0:30.0

Could aliens evolve epic nap skills

0:32.6

for the long cosmic ride?

0:35.2

Or yeat themselves across space

0:37.4

on pure physics pride? questions keep you up at night

0:42.3

Daniel and Kelly's answers will make it right welcome to Daniel and Kelly's extraordinary

0:48.1

universe listener questions number 32. Woo! Hello!

1:09.7

I'm Kelly Weeder Smith, and it currently hurts to laugh.

1:14.8

So this is one of the few instances in my life where I wish my friend and co-host Daniel was less funny.

1:17.9

Hi, I'm Daniel.

1:21.7

I'm a particle physicist, and I never thought being funny was dangerous.

1:24.3

Oh, it's not usually.

1:26.4

It really isn't usually.

1:29.2

But it is fun to consider yourself dangerously funny oh yes yes we all enjoy fiction from time to time oh i love the instant karma every time you throw a jab

1:40.0

you feel it yeah you know i think what i'm learning about myself is that I laugh at myself a lot.

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