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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...
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Programming the Body to Fight Cancer
There is some recent research that’s testing out cancer treatments that can utilize the power of our immune systems to attack cancer cells. It’s calle...
Jealousy Vs. Envy
Everybody experiences feelings of the old green-eyed monster now and again, but for such a common mental state, there’s a surprising lack of scientifi...
The Researchers Translating Whale Language
Understanding animal communication has always seemed out of reach, but as technology advances, it might be more possible than ever before. Project CET...
The Machine That Lets Us Look At Dark Energy
The universe is expanding and the people of Earth want to know more! The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is set to launch sometime in 2026 which will brin...
Cocaine is in Our Waterways. How are Animals Responding?
In this episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is asking a hard-hitting question: why are scientists giving salmon cocaine? Well, it turns out that the re...
Science Needs Creativity
Science and art have always intersected but are still thought of as separate and opposing disciplines. This week, to talk about how the two concepts c...
Copy, Paste, Clone: What it Takes to Bring Back the Past
For a subject that won the Nobel Prize in 2012 and could be considered a scientific miracle, we surprisingly don’t hear a lot about cloning today. Thi...
What Out-of-Body Experiences Reveal About Consciousness
It might sound like a sci-fi concept, but out-of-body experiences are surprisingly common, affecting up to 20% of the population. To explore what happ...
Hantavirus Outbreak: Separating Fact from Fear
All you late night caffeine drinkers, it turns out that habit might be making you more impulsive. And with all the news of the hantavirus outbreak, we...
Why Are People Getting Poop Transplants?
It might sound like a wacky treatment, but recently, the fecal microbiota transplant has emerged as an effective way to help reshape our gut microbiom...
How Much Socializing Do You Really Need?
Recent studies based on raccoons ability to solve puzzles taught researchers a lot about a raccoon’s desire to learn their environment. Dr. Samantha Y...
Happiness IRL
If everyone wants happiness, why does it so often seem hard to achieve? This episode, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by psychologist Dr. Sonja Ly...
History Punished Scientists - Are We Doing the Same Thing?
It’s easy to think that every major scientific breakthrough in history was met with acceptance and enthusiastic fanfare, but that is not the case. Man...
Does Your Dog Actually Feel Guilt?
Exploring the science behind pet ownership is a more complicated process than you might think. This episode, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by the aut...
The Biggest Animal Sanctuary in the World with Forrest Galante
There are always constraints when it comes to conservation. Finances, logistics, population dynamics, medicine, and general care all need to be consid...
Your Life Runs on GPS. And GPS Runs on Duct Tape
GPS runs our world, but the system is far from perfect and much more fragile than people believe. This episode, GPS expert Logan Scott speaks with sen...
Designing Cities for a Warmer World
As the climate shifts into a new normal, plenty of questions are being asked about the state of urban planning around the world. Mainly: how can we be...
Who Says Science Can’t Be Silly?
Some of society’s greatest scientific achievements were made based on research that might sound silly or bizarre to the average person. But curiosity-...
Mapping Minds is the White Whale of Brain Science
Understanding exactly how the billions of neurons and trillions of connections in our brains could be one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in...
Is a Lab-Grown “Brain” Conscious?
Neuroscience is tricky… to say the least. Dedicated scientists have been exploring the organ since ancient times but there is still so much we don’t k...
Connection and Play Can Keep the Doctor Away
There’s no real replacement for traditional medicine, but what if there was an intuitive way to prevent the effects of things like depression, anxiety...
How to Not Raise an iPad Baby
Our attention spans are… not doing so great these days. With copious amounts of technology, apps, news articles, and social media posts at our fingert...
A is for Apple… Or is it AI?
Literacy is murkier than we think. This episode, as a part one of our literacy series, we explore recent research related to one of the most important...
And Just Like That, You Have Nostalgia
Every parent has wondered if their baby’s crying is normal at some point or another. While there is no “normal,” evidence shows that genetics might ac...
The La Brea Tar Pits Are a Climate Crime Scene!
Los Angeles is home to the only place in the world where ancient fossils are being actively excavated in the middle of the city: The La Brea Tar Pits....
Ozempic & Prescribed Quiet with Dr. Emma Beckett
Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications are everywhere. But with so much information available about this category of drug, it can be hard to know what t...
DNA Doesn’t Always Solve Crime
Forensic DNA is supposed to be the end all be all when it comes to solving crime, so why are there so many false convictions when it comes to using DN...
Sharks Ghosted South Africa and Alison Towner Has the Receipts
Sharks are vanishing from South Africa’s coast and Alison Towner knows why. One of the world’s top great white experts and a leading woman in STEM, Al...
Shark Week Gets Toxic: Forrest Galante Tracks Alien Sharks
Shark Week returns July 20 on Discovery!
This episode is the Shark Week audio companion Part 1! Dr. Samantha Yammine dives into the mo...
Busting Skincare Myths with Dr. Michelle Wong
The skincare industry is riddled with false advertising, misleading labels, and supposed “miracle cures.” So, as a consumer, how are you meant to know...
The Puzzle of AI Ethics with Dr. Cansu Canca
You’ve heard of the attention economy, but what about the intention economy? Rather than competing for consumers’ attention, our devices are now attem...
Genetic Data and Black Americans with Dr. Janina Jeff Ringo
Genetic testing has had some ups and downs over the past few years, with wide swaths of data sets setting a precedent for potential individualized hea...
Science Loves a Binary. Dr. Shawn Hercules Is Breaking It Down
It’s Pride Month! To help us celebrate, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by Dr. Shawn Hercules, a queer, non-binary cancer researcher and science commun...
Ocean Literacy & Conservation
The key to protecting our oceans is understanding them. So, today, host Dr. Samantha Yammine leans into learning about the power and struggles of the...
Digital Privacy & Protecting Your Data
You might think you have nothing to hide on your devices but everyone does. From bank accounts to passwords to travel plans, protecting your digital p...
The Scramble to Solve Space Scrap
Looking up at the dark sky on a clear night means seeing the lit up little satellites move their way around the night sky. Those satellites might be p...
Climate Change in the Pacific Islands
It’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we’re using this week’s episode to highlight scientists and researchers f...
Birding for Beginners in a Changing World
Birdwatching has taken off as a hobby in recent years, and for good reason! Birds are vital members of our planet’s ecosystems and are major bioindica...
Will AI Replace Scientists?
The tasks that AI is able to perform has grown exponentially over the years but there are a few things AI still struggles with, like accurately mimick...
Indigenous Climate Solutions, Virus Thaw, AI Brain Implant
When tackling solutions to climate change, we tend to focus on westernized approaches rather than listening to Indigenous Peoples about the best ways...