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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

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All Episodes

18:08

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

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/25

Today you’ll learn about how getting a good night’s sleep is especially important for men when it comes to vaccine efficacy, how grizzly bears have taken to eating a specific kind of moth, and how technology is working to make physical touch a part of the AI experience. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/sleep-and-vaccines-moth-eating-bears-feeling-the-metaverseSleep and Vaccines “To ensure vaccines work properly, men should get a good night’s

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12:44

Chocolate Mouthfeel, Teaching Moms, Daylight Saving

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/24

Today you’ll learn about the history of the ever controversial daylight saving time, how a mother’s level of education impacts children, and how researchers built a 3D tongue to study how chocolate melts.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/chocolate-mouthfeel-teaching-moms-daylight-savingChocolate Mouthfeel “Why chocolate feels so good - it is all down to lubrication.” University of Leeds.

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20:45

Immortality Tech, Please Is Not Polite, Snap Fit Physics

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/19

Today you’ll learn about new treatments the wealthy are using to try and stay young forever, the cultural and social evolution of the word please, and how the snap fit mechanism used in things like lego bricks is being updated for even bigger projects. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/immortality-tech-please-is-not-polite-snap-fit-physicsImmortality Tech “People are desperately trying to live forever. Here are the biggest anti-aging trends

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17:19

Time Relationship, Aerosol Injections, Psych...

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/18

Today you’ll learn about how the pandemic has shifted our relationship with time, what a stratospheric aerosol injection entails, and the effects of a certain group of people who are more likely than others to volunteer for psychological research.Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/time-relationship-aerosol-injections-psych-participantsTime Relationship“Our Relationship With Time Is Changing—Maybe for the Better” by Lily

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17:49

Double Lung Transplant, Blue Whale Behavior, Lie...

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/17

Today you’ll learn about how doctors are successfully using double lung transplants for cancer patients, how blue whale behavior changes with environmental conditions, and how the history of the polygraph machine may have been based on a lie. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/double-lung-transplant-blue-whale-behavior-lie-detectorDouble Lung Transplant “New double lung transplant technique is successful in two late-stage cancer patients.” by

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17:25

Social Rewards, Broken Heart Syndrome, 5 Min Walks

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/12

Today you’ll learn about how being close to the ones you love makes your physical health better, how broken heart syndrome is actually real, and how walking for as little as five minutes every half hour can reverse a lot of damage caused by sitting. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/social-rewards-broken-heart-syndrome-5-min-walksSocial Rewards “Social Relationships Affect How Your Body Responds to Stress” by Jenalee

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13:56

Notre-Dame Fire, Hypoxia, Gravity and IBS

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/11

Today you’ll learn about how new discoveries are being made from the fire that nearly destroyed Notre-Dame, how there’s more hypoxia in our rivers than previously thought, and a new theory as to how gravity might be a cause of IBS. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/notre-dame-fire-hypoxia-gravity-and-ibsNotre-Dame Fire “The 2019 Notre-Dame Fire Revealed Iron Staples Holding the Cathedral Together.” by Sarah Kuta.

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12:32

SpaceX Crew Returns, Robots With Brains, Cancer...

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/10

Today you’ll learn about the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, which recently landed back on Earth after visiting the ISS, how scientists are trying to build robots with a brain, and how a potential new treatment for cancer is seeing success in Israel. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/spacex-crew-returns-robots-with-brains-cancer-treatmentSpaceX Crew Returns SpaceX's Crew-5 mission returns to earth after five months in

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14:13

Zoom Doom, Denali Fault, Modern Moon Suit

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/05

Today you’ll learn about how video calls can add to social anxiety, how new technology is able to discover the secrets of the Denali Fault, and what goes into designing a new spacesuit for astronauts! Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/zoom-doom-denali-fault-modern-moon-suitZoom Doom“Alcohol and Zoom: A Recipe for Depression?” by Renee Engeln PhD.

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17:11

Ice Age Survivors, Micro Knots, Octopus Farm

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/04

Today you’ll learn about what long lost genomes from the last ice age teach us about ancient hunter-gatherers, how a covid-era obsession helped make a resilient new material, and a proposal to create something very controversial: the world’s first octopus farm. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/ice-age-survivors-micro-knots-octopus-farmIce Age Survivors “Ice age survivors” by

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14:55

Anxiety Blood Test, Mommy Brain, Linkedin Spy

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/05/03

Today you’ll learn about a new blood test that’s been developed to assess anxiety, what’s really happening neurologically that causes “mommy brain”, and how a spy may be trying to contact you on Linkedin. Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/anxiety-blood-test-mommy-brain-linkedin-spyAnxiety Blood Test “New Blood Test Developed for Anxiety.” by Molly Campbell.

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14:33

Genetic Fertility, CO2 Suck Up, 2 Dad Mice

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/28

Today you’ll learn about how our genes can predict how many kids we’ll have, how scientists have created a new method of sucking up CO2 from the atmosphere, and how a baby mouse was born from two biologically male mice! Genetic Fertility“Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified - new research.” n.a. 2023.https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-03-02-genetic-variants-influencing-human-fertility-identified-new-research“Genome-wide analysis identifies genetic effects on reproductive success and

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14:15

Basketball Positions, Self-Healing Plastic, IQ Decline

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/27

Today you’ll learn about how fruit flies are inspiring new forms of gameplay in basketball, how IQ levels are falling around the country, and a potential solution to difficult-to-recycle plastics! Basketball Positions “Physics model could optimize basketball player positioning” by Kathy Hovishttps://phys.org/news/2023-03-physics-optimize-basketball-player-positioning.html“Fruit flies and electrons: Researchers use physics to predict crowd behavior” by Linda B.

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13:39

Species-Ending Asteroids, Air Into Electricity,...

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/26

Today you’ll learn about controversial research by NASA suggesting that extinction-level asteroids may have hit Earth more often than we thought, how scientists are working to create electricity out of thin air, and the effects of using exclusively male mice in scientific research. Species-Ending Asteroids “Species-Ending Asteroids Hit Earth More Often Than We Realized, NASA Research Suggests.” by Sarah Wells.

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14:58

Zombie Virus, Back From the Brink, Bad Cholesterol

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/21

Today you’ll learn about a zombie virus recovered from the arctic permafrost and brought back to life, some good news about 26 Australian animal species that have been brought back from the brink, and how a new pill could potentially limit the levels of “bad” cholesterol in the body. Zombie Virus “Scientists have revived a ‘zombie’ virus that spent 48,500 years frozen in permafrost.” By Katie Hunt. 2023.https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/08/world/permafrost-virus-risk-climate-scn/index.html“Arctic

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12:37

Endometriosis Shot, Bee Puzzles, Lemonade Kidney Stones

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/20

Today you’ll learn about how scientists are working on developing an injection to treat endometriosis, how bees solve puzzles, and how lemon juice is able to block the formation of kidney stones. Endometriosis Shot“An antibody injection could one day help people with endometriosis.” By Meghan Rosen. 2023.https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibody-injection-help-endometriosis“Endometriosis.” World Health Organization.

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13:51

Remote Work Baby Boom, Acne Antibiotics, Chagas...

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/19

Today you’ll learn about how remote work is resulting in people having more children than before the pandemic, how scientists are searching for new treatments for acne, and how indigenous groups in South America have a genetic resistance to Chagas disease. Remote Work Baby Boom “The Surprising Effects of Remote Work” by Derek Thompsonhttps://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/03/us-remote-work-impact-fertility-rate-babies/673301/“Early Remote Work Impacts on Family Formation” by Lyman

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17:48

Foreign Accent Syndrome, AI Reads Minds, Alien Marsh

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/14

Today you’ll learn about how foreign accent syndrome works, how an AI algorithm can create a physical copy of a mental picture, and how invasive marsh grass is taking over China’s coastline.Foreign Accent Syndrome “Scientists reveal why American man with prostate cancer developed ‘uncontrolled’ Irish accent” by Vishwam Shankaranhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/american-man-irish-brogue-prostate-cancer-b2292537.html?utm_source=reddit.com“Foreign accent syndrome as a heralding manifestation

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13:22

Men At Work, Whale Interrupted, Gender Equality

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/13

Today you’ll learn about how men with physically strenuous jobs have higher testosterone levels and, ahem, sperm counts, about how a researcher studying whales figured out an ancient mystery, and how providing women with more opportunities actually increases men’s life expectancy. Men At Work“Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility.” By Miles Martin. 2023.https://hms.harvard.edu/news/physically-demanding-work-tied-male-fertility“Secular trends in semen parameters among men attending a

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19:38

Birth Order, Braincell Computers, Zimbabwe Hydro

Curiosity Weekly ·

2023/04/12

Today you’ll learn about whether or not birth order affects how rebellious you are, how researchers are working to turn a human brain into a machine, and what Zimbabwe is doing to try and solve their energy crisis. Birth Order “New study disputes the birth order theory that later-born are “born to rebel”” by Laura Stalochhttps://www.psypost.org/2023/02/new-study-disputes-the-birth-order-theory-that-later-born-are-born-to-rebel-68636“Birth order, personality, and tattoos: A pre-registered empirical

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