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Curiosity Weekly

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.

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  1. Finding Pinocchio’s Nose: What Science Tells Us About Lying 28:15
  2. Bats Drink Blood But They Also Make Friends 29:59
  3. What Happens When You Donate Your Body to Science 30:07
  4. Seeing Sound & Tasting Words: Systems of Synesthesia 24:59
  5. Translating Science is More Complex Than You Think 27:38
  6. Can I Cut Mold Off My Cheese?: The Science of Food 31:04
  7. Mythbusting Reproductive Health 28:38
  8. Awareness in a Vegetative State 30:46
  9. Menstruation in Space 25:56
  10. Why Does My Brain Make Me So Sensitive 25:17
  11. Lefties, Raise Your Hands 29:33
  12. Training the Families of Astronauts: Then and Now 25:42
  13. CSI Shark: Forensics of a Shark Attack 27:23
  14. If You Give a Shark a Cookie… 31:25
  15. Programming the Body to Fight Cancer 28:40
  16. Jealousy Vs. Envy 26:49
  17. The Researchers Translating Whale Language 23:46
  18. The Machine That Lets Us Look At Dark Energy 24:31
  19. Cocaine is in Our Waterways. How are Animals Responding? 25:53
  20. Science Needs Creativity 27:16
  21. Copy, Paste, Clone: What it Takes to Bring Back the Past 21:23
  22. What Out-of-Body Experiences Reveal About Consciousness 29:40
  23. Hantavirus Outbreak: Separating Fact from Fear 21:26
  24. Why Are People Getting Poop Transplants? 29:47
  25. How Violent Video Games Shape Perception 26:35
  26. AI in Healthcare Isn’t What You Think 28:40
  27. How Much Socializing Do You Really Need? 30:55
  28. Ending Animal Testing: Realistic or Not? 22:37
  29. The Analog Movement 22:13
  30. Inside the High-Tech Hunt for Dinosaur Bones 29:06
  31. Medicinal Psychedelics: Hype or Health? 27:06
  32. Magic Mushrooms Help Trees Gossip 33:18
  33. Online BS Fools Everyone, Even Experts 24:23
  34. Life Under the Sea, No Singing Crabs 26:38
  35. Happiness IRL 25:53
  36. Tips For Pits: The Science of Body Odor 23:23
  37. History Punished Scientists - Are We Doing the Same Thing? 26:35
  38. Does Your Dog Actually Feel Guilt? 30:13
  39. Urban Ecosystems With The Rat Detective 23:31
  40. The Biggest Animal Sanctuary in the World with Forrest Galante 26:58
  41. The End of the Universe 22:33
  42. Why Scientists Can’t Agree on Aging 27:36
  43. Why Society Treats Allergies Like a Nothingburger 33:39
  44. We Are Starting to Talk Like ChatGPT 30:21
  45. The Inequity of Climate Change 25:47
  46. This is Your Brain on Sleep 32:38
  47. The Batmobile Lab That Chases Storms 20:12
  48. How Science Can Hack Flavor 30:20
  49. This Episode Will Make You Love Math 36:12
  50. The Non-Fiction of Science Fiction 29:12