# The End of the Universe Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/the-end-of-the-universe Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/the-end-of-the-universe.md Podcast: [Curiosity Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507) Published: 2026-01-14T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/the-end-of-the-universe Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/6965094e1266d4af748712fc/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/the-end-of-the-universe Duration seconds: 1353 ## Resource To understand how our universe might end, scientists often have to go back to the beginning. This episode of Curiosity Weekly, Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack to discuss theoretical cosmology, astrophysics, and what scientists are thinking might happen to our universe in the distant future. Sam also explores a newly discovered fire amoeba and a recent study exploring how exercise slows cancer growth.     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. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/the-end-of-the-universe/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/the-end-of-the-universe.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.