Curiosity Weekly
Curiosity Weekly

Curiosity Weekly

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.  



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Re-release: Microgravity Gardening, AI Learns Language, Elephant Numbers
26 December 2024
Re-release: Microgravity Gardening, AI Learns Language, Elephant Numbers

Today, you’ll learn about the possible dangers of growing leafy greens in microgravity, a study that let AI tag along with a toddler to learn language the human way, and research on stabilizing elephant populations on the African savannah.  


Microgravity Gardening 

•“Simulated microgravity facilitates stomatal ingression by Salmonella in lettuce and suppresses a biocontrol agent.” by Noah Totsline, et al. 2024.  

•“The Future.” NASA. N.D.  

•“What will astronauts eat during long missions in space?” Leidos. 2023.  

AI Learns Language 

•“AI learns language through the experience of a single child in groundbreaking study.” by Eric W. Dolan. 2024.  

•“Grounded language acquisition through the eyes and ears of a single child.” by Wai Keen Vong, et al. 2024.  

Elephant Numbers 

•“Protecting and connecting landscapes stabilizes populations of the Endangered savannah elephant.” by Ryan M. Huang, et al. 2024.  

•“The African Savanna.” by Michael Swiderek. 2021.  

•“Africa’s great savannahs may be more endangered than the world’s rainforests.” by Jeremy Hance. 2012.  

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