This week on Curiosity Theory, we’re back with Part 2 of our crossover with Science and the City.

Dakotah, Justin, Ashley, and Kalpana jump into a rapid-fire science conversation covering everything from Moon and Mars travel risks to evolution hypotheticals, lab-grown meat, AI hype cycles, nerd culture, astrophotography, and even whether you’d choose immortality and live past the heat death of the universe.

It’s loose, funny, and curiosity-driven. Four science communicators following the most interesting questions wherever they lead.

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On this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer explore everything from primate behavior to exploding volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io.

They discuss research suggesting same-sex behavior in primates may strengthen social bonds during stressful times, dive into evolution and extinction, debate ants versus humans as “apex” species, and unpack a testosterone experiment in lizards that shows how aggression and risk can come with serious biological costs.

The conversation then shifts toward AI, algorithms, and how technology may subtly nudge our decisions, before heading into space to explain Io’s massive volcanic eruptions and how similar physics may have helped astronomers detect one of the first possible exomoons.

It’s a wide-ranging, curiosity-driven discussion about biology, evolution, technology, and astronomy.

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On this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Maynard Okereke (@HipHopMD) for a conversation that moves from the Amazon rainforest to the future of humanity.

Maynard shares stories from wildlife expeditions in the Amazon, including giant insects, venomous animals, biodiversity research, and discovering new species. The discussion explores evolution, mimicry, toxic species, and how ecosystems maintain balance over long timescales.

From there, the conversation zooms out into climate change, invasive species, human engineering, and whether we can realistically solve environmental problems with more technology. They also dive into bigger philosophical questions about alien life, existential threats, and what actually unites humanity.

It’s a thoughtful mix of nature, science, and big-picture thinking.

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