Curious Cases

73 episodes · 4 with AI analysis

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 17

Dr Thomas Whale Oona Carl Averson Johannes Kepler Anna Wilkinson Tamar Maiken Dara O'Brien Carlos Roldan Hannah Fry Lynn Williams Gordon Burghardt Karen Fisher Graham Hutchins Bernie Professor Christoph Saltzman Sarah Hart Admiral Nelson Francis Wall

Companies · top 13

Shopify×2 Zoological Society of London University of Lincoln University of Tennessee Morocco Zoo Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital National Zoo Washington D.C.Johnson Matthey Royal Marsden Hospital World Gold Council Bristol Zoo University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre University of Cambridge MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

Topics · top 10

Tortoise cognition and intelligenceAnimal play behavior in reptilesPet tortoise care and welfareReptile long-term memory and recognitionTortoise lifespan and multi-generational ownershipAnimal emotion and mood state measurementCognitive bias testing in animalsReptile vision and sensory capabilitiesCaptive vs. wild animal behavior differencesEnrichment strategies for reptile habitats

Analyzed Episodes

Dec 12, 2025

Tortoise Tomfoolery

Tortoise cognition and intelligenceAnimal play behavior in reptilesPet tortoise care and welfare

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Dec 19, 2025

Phantom Pain

Phantom Limb Pain and SensationNeuroscience of Pain PerceptionBrain Plasticity and Neural Reorganization

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Dec 31, 2025

Mining for Gold (GOLD!)

Gold chemical properties and inertnessGold mining and extraction processesGold nanoparticles and nanotechnology applications

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Jan 2, 2026

Frosty Fractals

Frost Pattern Formation and Dendritic Crystal GrowthSupercooled Water and Nucleation EventsIce Crystal Phases and Molecular Structure

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