Adolescent Turtles, Measles, Lab-Grown Diamonds

Curiosity Weekly

Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We’re all about answering questions here at Curiosity Weekly. Questions like: where do baby sea turtles actually go when they waddle from their cozy beach nest into the ocean? Host Dr. Samantha Yammine explores the mysteries of adolescent sea turtles before bringing on our special guest, Jessica Malaty Rivera, to answer even more questions, this time about the recent uptick in measles cases in the U.S. and common misconceptions about the MMR vaccine. Finally, is there really a difference between diamonds from the earth and ones grown in a lab? Listen in to find out!

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0:00.0	It started in Texas this past January, a single measles case, then another, and before long an outbreak.
0:08.9	New Mexico followed soon after, and now, as we're publishing this episode, the CDC has reported 301 cases across the U.S.
0:18.0	An infectious disease we once had under control is back.
0:22.6	You're asking, what is happening? I know I sure am. And the answer is simple, and then it gets complicated.
0:29.6	Today we talk to Jessica Malady Rivera, an infectious disease epidemiologist.
0:34.6	We don't make decisions based solely on our outcomes for ourselves. That's just
0:39.6	not how we exist as a species. So many of the things we do are part of the social contracts
0:44.5	that we do to keep each other safe and healthy and protected. And vaccines are part of that.
0:49.5	To ignore them is extremely ablest. Nobody needs to be dying, especially from vaccine preventable diseases.
0:56.0	Jessica has been on the front lines providing clarity during public health crises.
1:01.0	She's going to help us make sense of it all.
1:03.0	And then later, we'll talk about something completely different.
1:07.0	Lab-grown diamonds.
1:08.0	There's now an alternative to mine diamonds, and these high-tech gems have been shaking up the jewelry industry in recent years.
1:15.0	If you've ever wondered how they're made, now's your chance to find out. Definitely a rabbit hole I went down when I was ring shopping.
1:22.3	I'm Dr. Samantha Amin, and this is Curiosity Weekly from Discovery.
1:27.7	Okay, let's talk about baby sea turtles.
1:30.4	Did your ears perk up?
1:31.4	I mean, of course they did.
1:32.6	Who doesn't love baby sea turtles?
1:34.8	They're so cute.
1:36.0	We've all seen the videos.
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