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Curiosity Weekly

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.

Brain Language, Ancient Hallucinogens, Unreliable Memory

12 mins; June 30, 2023

Lying Signals, Hibernation Blood Clots, Moon Creation

11 mins; June 29, 2023

Shark Repellant, Brain Internal Compass, Sleeping Seals

13 mins; June 28, 2023

Robotic Beehive, Oral Transmission, Cranberry Juice & UTIs

11 mins; June 23, 2023

Noise Pollution, Quantum Light, Pets & Food Allergies

17 mins; June 22, 2023

Robotic Beehive, Oral Transmission, Cranberry Juice & UTIs

12 mins; June 21, 2023

Real Life Flash, Stomach Cancer, Hole in Coffee Bag

14 mins; June 16, 2023

Psychedelic Brain Health, Giant Dinosaur, Donkey Family Tree

16 mins; June 15, 2023

Odor Receptors, Whale Vocal Fry, Body Donation

13 mins; June 14, 2023

Parkinson’s Chemical, Far Away Love, Secrets of Catnip

12 mins; June 09, 2023

Chronic Fatigue, Positive Thinking, Ancient Wine

17 mins; June 08, 2023

Plastic Waste Fuel, Colds Got Worse?, Trees and Mushrooms

11 mins; June 07, 2023

Chernobyl Dogs, Venus Volcanoes, Cold Mushrooms

14 mins; June 02, 2023

Greenwashing, F1 Sustainability, Unhealthy Loneliness

20 mins; June 01, 2023

Social Media Saves, Sickle Cell Cure, Breadcrumbs On Mars

12 mins; May 31, 2023

Hope for Mass Extinction, Mild Fever, Wax Worm Saliva

13 mins; May 26, 2023

Sleep and Vaccines, Moth-Eating Bears, Feeling the Metaverse

18 mins; May 25, 2023

Chocolate Mouthfeel, Teaching Moms, Daylight Saving

12 mins; May 24, 2023

Immortality Tech, Please Is Not Polite, Snap Fit Physics

20 mins; May 19, 2023

Time Relationship, Aerosol Injections, Psych Participants

17 mins; May 18, 2023

Double Lung Transplant, Blue Whale Behavior, Lie Detector

17 mins; May 17, 2023

Social Rewards, Broken Heart Syndrome, 5 Min Walks

17 mins; May 12, 2023

Notre-Dame Fire, Hypoxia, Gravity and IBS

13 mins; May 11, 2023

SpaceX Crew Returns, Robots With Brains, Cancer Treatment

12 mins; May 10, 2023

Zoom Doom, Denali Fault, Modern Moon Suit

14 mins; May 05, 2023

Ice Age Survivors, Micro Knots, Octopus Farm

17 mins; May 04, 2023

Anxiety Blood Test, Mommy Brain, Linkedin Spy

14 mins; May 03, 2023

Genetic Fertility, CO2 Suck Up, 2 Dad Mice

14 mins; April 28, 2023

Basketball Positions, Self-Healing Plastic, IQ Decline

14 mins; April 27, 2023

Species-Ending Asteroids, Air Into Electricity, Female Mice

13 mins; April 26, 2023

Zombie Virus, Back From the Brink, Bad Cholesterol

14 mins; April 21, 2023

Endometriosis Shot, Bee Puzzles, Lemonade Kidney Stones

12 mins; April 20, 2023

Remote Work Baby Boom, Acne Antibiotics, Chagas Infection

13 mins; April 19, 2023

Foreign Accent Syndrome, AI Reads Minds, Alien Marsh

17 mins; April 14, 2023

Men At Work, Whale Interrupted, Gender Equality

13 mins; April 13, 2023

Birth Order, Braincell Computers, Zimbabwe Hydro

19 mins; April 12, 2023

3D-Printed Community, Secret Chamber in Giza, Migraine Hope

15 mins; April 07, 2023

GERD Anxiety, Crowd Math, Insect Catapult

17 mins; April 06, 2023

Same Sex Same Kids, Face Blindness, Paid Sick Leave

14 mins; April 05, 2023

Ancient Brain Surgery, 3D Heart, Supermassive Black Hole

18 mins; March 31, 2023

Infant Common Sense, Magnetoreception, Depression Posture

20 mins; March 30, 2023

One Drop Robot, Malaria Forecast, Naked Mole Rat Fertility

16 mins; March 29, 2023

AI Animal Translator, Big Old Galaxies, Inner Inner Core

17 mins; March 24, 2023

School Sleep, Ancient Runestone, Postpartum Depression Pill

15 mins; March 23, 2023

Male Contraceptive, Winter Snooze, Whale Fight Songs

14 mins; March 22, 2023

Poseidon Temple, Time to Exercise, Queen of Scots Letters

17 mins; March 17, 2023

Moon Dust, Mammal Groups, Roman Sex Toy

18 mins; March 16, 2023

Fingerprint Formation, I Love This Song, Ancient Tools

17 mins; March 15, 2023

Peanut Allergy Blocker, Unreachable Itch, Debt Fear

15 mins; March 10, 2023

To Re-Caf Choose Decaf, How Smart Are Rich People?, Cavities

17 mins; March 09, 2023

Rockets Ruin Ozone, Neanderthal Smells, Orca Moms

15 mins; March 08, 2023

Young Blood, Cinnamon Memory, Microplastic Filter

17 mins; March 03, 2023

Social Media Fatigue, Brainwave Tuning, Self-Cooling Tent

17 mins; March 02, 2023

Global Singlehood, Anti-Drinking Pill, Moon Ice

19 mins; March 01, 2023

Speech Signals of Depression, What Time to Eat?, Monet Haze

15 mins; February 24, 2023

Pandemic Brain, Magnetic Migration, Short Pregnancies

15 mins; February 23, 2023

Melatonin Anxiety, Lightning Laser, Toddler’s Best Friend

18 mins; February 22, 2023

Roman Concrete Magic, Virovore, Placebo Guilt

17 mins; February 17, 2023

Gasthma, Sleep Memory, Frozen Reefs

15 mins; February 16, 2023

Covid Brain Fog, Freemium Failure, Fungal Vaccine

19 mins; February 15, 2023

The Puppy Bowl, Human Candles, Cancer Rate Down

27 mins; February 10, 2023

Net Energy Gain, Weak Ankles, Hot Musicians

19 mins; February 09, 2023

Mauna Loa Eruption, Wifi Windows, Catching Vapor

17 mins; February 08, 2023

Helicon Thruster, Smart Bandage, Stress IBS

19 mins; February 03, 2023

Cancer-Fighting Grapes, Dog Brain, Sea Forests

15 mins; February 02, 2023

Dangerous Dishwashers, PTSD Prevention, Game Brain

18 mins; February 01, 2023

Winchcombe Meteorite, Aya-What Now?, Toxic Cleanup

17 mins; January 27, 2023

World Population Reaches 8 Billion, Leprosy, Planet-Killer

14 mins; January 26, 2023

Internet Chip, Tomato Diet, Wrong Time Meds

16 mins; January 25, 2023

Podcast Friends, Drunk Plants, Hot Temper

16 mins; January 20, 2023

Strong Muscle Gene, The Secrets of Viking Poop, Parrot Chat

14 mins; January 19, 2023

3-Parent Babies, Shrinking Moles, Being Kind to Narcissists

20 mins; January 18, 2023

Aging Clock, Mental Health in Your Gut, Brain Tumor Vaccine

12 mins; January 13, 2023

Pain Worse at Night, Who Needs Water, Covid Nasal Spray

17 mins; January 12, 2023

Delusion Science, S.A.D. About Day Length, Fentanyl Vaccine

15 mins; January 11, 2023

Boyhood Nickname, Vampire Grave, Wrecked By Success

17 mins; January 06, 2023

Mosquito Magnets, Laughing Rats, Roman Relics

15 mins; January 05, 2023

Decluttering the Mind, Never Forget Faces, Paralysis Neurons

14 mins; January 04, 2023

Re-release: Covid’s Bright Side, Frog’s Out On a Limb, Fertilizing Fuel

15 mins; December 30, 2022

Re-release: Solar Salads, Cursed Caffeine, Webb’s First Photo

13 mins; December 29, 2022

Re-release: Fabric with Ears, Dreaming of E.T., Fast Evolution

14 mins; December 28, 2022

Re-release: To the Moon Artemis, Oh Snap!, The Skunky Funk of Cannabis

14 mins; December 23, 2022

Re-release: The True Cavity Culprit, Modular Meds, Enzymes vs Plastic

15 mins; December 22, 2022

Re-release: A Pill Made from Poop, Universal Organs, Soothing Baby Pain

15 mins; December 21, 2022

The Power of the Face, Ultrasound Glasses, Listening Cat

18 mins; December 16, 2022

Time Flies, Human Microbiome, Smartphone Death Predictor

14 mins; December 15, 2022

Body Map, Brain 2.0, Pig Bystanders

15 mins; December 14, 2022

Astronaut Blood, Screen Wrinkles, Save the Snow Crab

10 mins; December 09, 2022

Happy Healthy Kids, Hearing Data, Oystersong

13 mins; December 08, 2022

Healthy Breaks, Diarrhea Gene, Motorcycle Light

12 mins; December 07, 2022

Techno-Lonely, TV Glasses, Snooze Button

14 mins; December 02, 2022

Mental Health Robot, Seaweed Coffee, Brain Stimulation for ED

11 mins; December 01, 2022

Health and Connection, 3D Dam, Reliance on English

16 mins; November 30, 2022

Shower Ideas, Medicinal Chocolate, Black Holes Burping

16 mins; November 25, 2022

Smart Contacts, Stoned Dolphins, Birdsongs vs Traffic

16 mins; November 24, 2022

Cognitive Bias, Body Battery, 3D Printed School

16 mins; November 23, 2022

Asthma Cure, Shark Intestines, Human Brain Cells in Rats

13 mins; November 18, 2022

Small Talk, Crab Battery, Ancient Dragons

15 mins; November 17, 2022

Remote Mines, Mouse Embryos, Down Syndrome Treatment

13 mins; November 16, 2022

A Wandering Mind, Song of the Humpback, Robocap

14 mins; November 11, 2022

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