Science Episodes:

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Do Great Apes Go Wild? with Dr. Laura Simone Lewis

  May 3, 2023 01:14:34

  Chimpanzees and bonobos know how to live it up. They hang out with their friends, they take self-care breaks, they eat fresh fruit, and when it’s raining they …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Smart Is AI? (Part Two) with Meredith Broussard

  Mar 16, 2023 54:10

  We’re back with the second half of our special two-part episode about algorithms and artificial intelligence, featuring returning guest Meredith Broussard. Yesterday, we got the T on ChatGPT, …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Smart Is AI? (Part One) with Meredith Broussard

  Mar 15, 2023 34:10

  Every time you interact with a targeted advertisement, use a drop-down menu, or scroll through TikTok, you’re engaging with an algorithm. And these algorithms are anything but objective. …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Who Are The Fab Five Of The Great Ape Family? with Dr. Laura Simone Lewis

  Feb 22, 2023 50:20

  Gorillas. Orangutans. Bonobos. Chimpanzees. Humans. Can you name a more iconic Fab Five? This week, Dr. Laura Simone Lewis joins Jonathan for an episode all about our beautiful …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | How Does Dust Impact Earth’s Climate? with Dr. Sarah Aarons

  Feb 15, 2023 55:58

  Dust isn’t just something that accumulates between our couch cushions. Dust is ALL OVER Earth—there are 20 trillion grams of it!—and it plays a critical role in weather …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Why Are We So Obsessed With Dogs? with Dr. maythe han

  Feb 1, 2023 01:03:27

  Dogs. We snuggle up with them on the couch. We pamper them with treats and toys and songs. We even give them prime placement on our dating profiles! …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Are Plant-Based Diets For Everyone? with Dr. Aviaja Lyberth Hauptmann

  Jan 11, 2023 01:00:01

  We all need to eat. And we know that the choices we make with food are at once deeply personal and informed by systemic factors. As part of …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Hair Variation, What’s Her Story? (ICYMI) with Dr. Tina Lasisi

  Dec 21, 2022 01:12:42

  This holiday break, we’re re-releasing two gorgeous beauty episodes from the Getting Curious archives! First up, join Dr. Tina Lasisi—a biological anthropologist studying human hair—and Jonathan as they …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Does Groundwater Go With The Flow? with Dr. Marsha K. Allen

  Nov 30, 2022 53:03

  There’s a world of curiosity just below street level, and this week, we’re taking the plunge with a truly glam academic! Dr. Marsha K. Allen joins Jonathan to …

  

• GETTING CURIOUS | Can You Say Cheese? with Carlos Yescas and Lee Hennessy

  Nov 16, 2022 01:04:16

  This week we’re learning all about the culture of cheese, and literal cheese cultures, with Carlos Yescas and Lee Hennessy. They join Jonathan to discuss how cheese is …