# Hantavirus Outbreak: Separating Fact from Fear Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/hantavirus-outbreak-separating-fact-from-fear Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/hantavirus-outbreak-separating-fact-from-fear.md Podcast: [Curiosity Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507) Published: 2026-05-20T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/hantavirus-outbreak-separating-fact-from-fear Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/6a0c826f4c1aeb32e70aa701/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/hantavirus-outbreak-separating-fact-from-fear Duration seconds: 1286 ## Resource 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’ve brought on Laurel Bristow to break down what we know about hantavirus historically, what’s happening now and if there’s anything to fear. And later on, we’ll learn what is actually happening with brain-based computers and how soon the future might be here.    Link to Show Notes HERE     Follow Curiosity Weekly on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Dr. Samantha Yammine — for free! Still curious? Get science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. Terms apply.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/hantavirus-outbreak-separating-fact-from-fear/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/hantavirus-outbreak-separating-fact-from-fear.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.