Listener questions #53

Daniel and Kelly talk to Dr. Steven Strogatz about his new book "Big Math", and how AI is changing mathematics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about how much oil is left underground, how parasites recognize "new" hosts, and when to date the birth of technology.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about the symbioses! We talk about the symbiotic interaction that made us who we are, a symbiosis that produces soil, and symbioses that are many layers deep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly explain how triplets of particles can be entangled, and how it allows for a smoking-gun proof of quantum mechanics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly answer listener questions about algal blooms in the Reflecting Pool, the difference between memory and consciousness, and banana slugs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly are joined by Phil Plait to explore conspiracy theories about the end of the world, demons at CERN, and the face on Mars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly interview Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about how particles are detected, the heavy proton discovery, and de Sitter space.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly dive into the history of medicine. Syphilis arrived with a bang in Europe in 1493, but where did it come from?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel and Kelly talk about a particularly quirky theory of dark matter that Daniel is searching for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.