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A podcast about sharpening your curiosity through science, stories, and bold questions. With Astrophysicist Dr. Dakotah Tyler & STEM Educator Justin Shaifer.
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What Dark Matter Actually Is | KeShawn Ivory (dark.mattering)
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with KeShawn Ivory, a soon-to-be PhD astrophysicist who studies the large-scale structure of the universe, for…
S1E61 Curiosity and Why Old Ideas Have To Die
Dakotah and Justin revisit the original idea behind Curiosity Theory: curiosity as a North Star. That quickly turns into an argument over whether wanting to know what is in someone’s fridge counts as…
S1E60 Stay Curious and Eat Your Grits & Eggs | Deante Kyle
In this collaboration episode of Curiosity Theory and Grits & Eggs Podcast, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Deante Kyle and Big Ice Kup Kat for an unfiltered conversation about…
S1E59 Space Is Bigger Than Your Brain Can Handle | Epic Spaceman
Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Toby from Epic Spaceman, the YouTube creator known for using cinematic animations to make the scale of the universe easier to understand.They talk…
S1E58 The Media Literacy Crisis Is Crisis-ing
Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer talk through media literacy, scientific literacy, and why people can watch the same piece of content and walk away with completely different interpretations.They…
S1E57 Can We Outgrow Human Nature? | Maynard Okereke (hiphopscienceshow)
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Maynard Okereke, also known as Hip Hop MD, for a deep conversation about the future of humanity, evolution, and…
S1E56 Rethinking Human Uniqueness | Forrest Valkai
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with biologist Forrest Valkai, also known as the Renegade Science Teacher, to explore evolution, intelligence, and…
S1E55 Your Brain Is Making Decisions Without You | Dr. Melise Edwards
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with neuroscientist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Melise Edwards to explore the biology of behavior and the limits…
S1E54 UFOs, Aliens, and What Science Actually Says | From First Principles Pod
In this collaboration episode of Curiosity Theory and From First Principles, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer join Lester Nare and Krishna Chaudry for a wide-ranging conversation about UFOs,…
S1E53 Breaking Down Our Ryan Gosling Interview on Project Hail Mary
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer react to their interview with Ryan Gosling about Project Hail Mary and unpack the science, storytelling, and bigger themes…
S1E52 Ryan Gosling on Curiosity, Aliens, and Project Hail Mary
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Ryan Gosling to talk about the highly anticipated sci-fi film Project Hail Mary, based on Andy Weir’s…
S1E51 The Science Of Having That Dawg In You | Les Alfred
In this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Les Alfred, host of the podcast She’s So Lucky, to explore ambition, resilience, and the pursuit of…
S1E50 Curiosity Theory Live Q&A Episode 50!!!
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S1E49 We Sent A Map Into Deep Space Just So THEY Would Know Where To Find Us
Welcome back to Curiosity Theory with Dr. Dakotah Tyler (@dr.starkid) and Justin Shaifer (@mr.fascinate).Join our Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/c/CuriosityTheoryIn this episode, we have a deep and…
S1E48 Failure, Death, Ghosts, and Two Trillion Galaxies
Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer start with spirit animals — a praying mantis and a green sea turtle — and from there the conversation goes everywhere it wants to. Prehistoric giant insects, the…
S1E47 The Black Death and the Myth of Utopia
What if the story of life starts earlier than we thought? We break down LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor, what it is, what it is not, and what new genetic clues suggest about life before…
S1E46 Moon Trips, Mermaids, and Immortality
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…
S1E45 Will We Ever Find Life On A Moon?
Join our Patreon to support!https://www.patreon.com/c/CuriosityTheoryOn this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer explore everything from primate behavior to exploding…
S1E44 What It’s Really Like Exploring the Amazon Rainforest w/ Maynard Okereke
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…
S1E43 The Science That Should Make You Uncomfortable
On this episode of Curiosity Theory, Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer explore a wide range of scientific questions shaping our future.They discuss new research on the inverse relationship between…
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Curiosity Theory has published 62 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Science.
Curiosity Theory is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 8m.
