Curiosity Weekly
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Curiosity Weekly

by Discovery

Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break down the details so that you don’t need a PhD to understand it. From neuroscience to climate tech to AI and genetics, no subject is off-limits. Join Sam as she interviews expert guests and investigates the research guiding some of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs affecting our world today.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1
Inside the High-Tech Hunt for Dinosaur Bones
29:06 Apr 1, 2026
2
Medicinal Psychedelics: Hype or Health?
27:06 Mar 25, 2026
3
Magic Mushrooms Help Trees Gossip
33:18 Mar 18, 2026
4
Online BS Fools Everyone, Even Experts
24:23 Mar 11, 2026
5
Life Under the Sea, No Singing Crabs
26:38 Mar 4, 2026
6
Happiness IRL
25:53 Feb 25, 2026
7
Tips For Pits: The Science of Body Odor
23:23 Feb 18, 2026
8
History Punished Scientists - Are We Doing the Same Thing?
26:35 Feb 11, 2026
9
Does Your Dog Actually Feel Guilt?
30:13 Feb 4, 2026
10
Urban Ecosystems With The Rat Detective
23:31 Jan 28, 2026
11
The Biggest Animal Sanctuary in the World with Forrest Galante
26:58 Jan 21, 2026
12
The End of the Universe
22:33 Jan 14, 2026
13
Why Scientists Can’t Agree on Aging
27:36 Jan 7, 2026
14
Why Society Treats Allergies Like a Nothingburger
33:39 Dec 17, 2025
15
We Are Starting to Talk Like ChatGPT
30:21 Dec 10, 2025
16
The Inequity of Climate Change
25:47 Dec 3, 2025
17
This is Your Brain on Sleep
32:38 Nov 26, 2025
18
The Batmobile Lab That Chases Storms
20:12 Nov 19, 2025
19
How Science Can Hack Flavor
30:20 Nov 12, 2025
20
This Episode Will Make You Love Math
36:12 Nov 5, 2025
21
The Non-Fiction of Science Fiction
29:12 Oct 29, 2025
22
Your Garden Is Not an Island: How to Protect Pollinators
27:56 Oct 22, 2025
23
Your Life Runs on GPS. And GPS Runs on Duct Tape
29:41 Oct 15, 2025
24
Designing Cities for a Warmer World
27:20 Oct 8, 2025
25
How Everyday People Power Big Science
20:15 Oct 1, 2025
26
Who Says Science Can’t Be Silly?
23:23 Sep 24, 2025
27
Mapping Minds is the White Whale of Brain Science
25:23 Sep 17, 2025
28
Is a Lab-Grown “Brain” Conscious?
16:39 Sep 10, 2025
29
Connection and Play Can Keep the Doctor Away
22:03 Sep 3, 2025
30
How to Not Raise an iPad Baby
25:58 Aug 27, 2025
31
A is for Apple… Or is it AI?
22:50 Aug 20, 2025
32
And Just Like That, You Have Nostalgia
22:19 Aug 13, 2025
33
The La Brea Tar Pits Are a Climate Crime Scene!
27:52 Aug 6, 2025
34
Ozempic & Prescribed Quiet with Dr. Emma Beckett
18:09 Jul 30, 2025
35
DNA Doesn’t Always Solve Crime
26:23 Jul 23, 2025
36
Sharks Ghosted South Africa and Alison Towner Has the Receipts
29:59 Jul 16, 2025
37
Shark Week Gets Toxic: Forrest Galante Tracks Alien Sharks
31:25 Jul 9, 2025
38
Busting Skincare Myths with Dr. Michelle Wong
28:18 Jul 2, 2025
39
The Puzzle of AI Ethics with Dr. Cansu Canca
22:03 Jun 25, 2025
40
Genetic Data and Black Americans with Dr. Janina Jeff Ringo
26:52 Jun 18, 2025
41
Science Loves a Binary. Dr. Shawn Hercules Is Breaking It Down
25:05 Jun 11, 2025
42
Ocean Literacy & Conservation
31:24 Jun 4, 2025
43
Digital Privacy & Protecting Your Data
28:16 May 28, 2025
44
The Scramble to Solve Space Scrap
26:21 May 21, 2025
45
Climate Change in the Pacific Islands
30:57 May 14, 2025
46
Birding for Beginners in a Changing World
33:35 May 7, 2025
47
Will AI Replace Scientists?
22:25 Apr 30, 2025
48
Indigenous Climate Solutions, Virus Thaw, AI Brain Implant
17:49 Apr 23, 2025
49
Iceberg Ahead, Microbiome Map, Non-Alcoholic Wine
27:51 Apr 16, 2025
50
Fungal Zombies, Audible Enclaves, mRNA Vaccines
26:32 Apr 9, 2025
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