{"podcast":{"title":"Curiosity Weekly","slug":"curiosity-weekly-8507","podcast_index_feed_id":8507,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64f1f67000d9130011234429","website_url":"https://www.discovery.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64f1f67000d9130011234429/1736289542396-9dee1bdb-6055-48cb-828c-fdabd8e8be99.jpeg","author":"Warner Bros. Discovery","episode_count":1619,"summary":"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 for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T16:20:55.825941+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507"},"episode":{"title":"Copy, Paste, Clone: What it Takes to Bring Back the Past","slug":"copy-paste-clone-what-it-takes-to-bring-back-the-past","published_at":"2026-06-03T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/copy-paste-clone-what-it-takes-to-bring-back-the-past","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507","url":"https://shows.acast.com/curiosity/episodes/copy-paste-clone-what-it-takes-to-bring-back-the-past","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64f1f67000d9130011234429/e/6a1f1168335cf85f9cf3d158/media.mp3","summary":"For a subject that won the Nobel Prize in 2012 and could be considered a scientific miracle, we surprisingly don’t hear a lot about cloning today. This episode, Dr. Vilceu Bordignon joins Dr. Samantha Yammine to give us an update on where we are with the science of cloning and how that technology is moving forward. Sam also looks into some new studies that explain why some old houses feel haunted and a surprisingly eco-friendly way to deal with termites.    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.","meta_description":"For a subject that won the Nobel Prize in 2012 and could be considered a scientific miracle, we surprisingly don’t hear a lot about cloning today. This ep…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1283,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/curiosity-weekly-8507/episodes/copy-paste-clone-what-it-takes-to-bring-back-the-past/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/curiosity-weekly-8507/copy-paste-clone-what-it-takes-to-bring-back-the-past.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}