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Biology, physics, archaeology, forestry.

Thankfully, no one asked about chemistry.

But whatever question keeps you up at night, Daniel and Kelly's answer will make it right.

Welcome to another listener's questions episode on Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe.

Hello, I'm Kelly Wienersmith. I study parasites and space. Hi, I'm Daniel. I'm Kelly Weiner-Smith. I study parasites and space.

Hi, I'm Daniel. I'm a particle physicist. I study particles and the spaces between them.

Ah, well, one of the first questions that we have today is about balls, which makes me wonder, you know, usually when you think about scientists, be they ecologists or physicists.

Oh, you've got to make a family inappropriate balls joke, Kelly?

No! No, I'm not.

Geez, Louise.

I just felt like the audience was like, uh-oh, where are we going with this?

Daniel, this is a joke about sports. Oh, my goodness.

Mm, sport balls. Yeah, go ahead.

Oh, my goodness.

There's never been an inappropriate joke about balls and sports.

You know what?

I feel like you're pigeonholing me here, Daniel, and I've got a lot more range than you're giving me credit for.

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