A podcast about sharpening your curiosity through science, stories, and bold questions. With Astrophysicist Dr. Dakotah Tyler & STEM Educator Justin Shaifer. Support the podcast by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CuriosityTheory
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast about sharpening your curiosity through science, stories, and bold questions. With Astrophysicist Dr. Dakotah Tyler & STEM Educator Justin Shaifer.
Recent episodes include "What Would Actually Kill You 100 Million Years Ago | The End Of Oak Street" (14 August 2026, 59 minutes), "What We Lose When We Separate Science From Emotion | Dr. Taylor Cummings" (13 July 2026, 87 minutes), and "Skilled Trades Are Six Figure Careers That the World Needs | Joshua Regis" (3 July 2026, 78 minutes).
Curiosity Theory publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 76 minutes across 67 episodes.
Booking probability for Curiosity Theory is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Curiosity Theory requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Curiosity Theory's contact route on record: verified email.
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Curiosity Theory is a science podcast with 67 episodes published.
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Episode #67
This episode is brought to you by The End of Oak Street, in theaters August 14th. In this special sponsored episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Justin Shaifer and Dr. Dakotah Tyler break down the real science behind The...
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In this episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Dr. Taylor Cummings, educational psychologist and founder of The Self-Love Doc, for a conversation about what Western science...
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In this episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Joshua Regis, co-founder and CEO of KritKarr, an AI-powered platform for auto repair, for a conversation about fixing one of...
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In this episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, astrophysicist, cosmologist, writer, and author of Disordered Cosmos and the new The Edge of...
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In this episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Dr. Naia Butler-Craig, a newly minted aerospace engineer and NASA electric propulsion researcher, for a conversation about...
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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 a deep conversation...
Episode #61
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 curiosity or just...
Episode #60
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 AI, capitalism, social...
Episode #59
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 about cosmic scale...
Episode #58
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 discuss...
Episode #57
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 the idea of...
Episode #56
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 what it really means...
Episode #55
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 of human control...
Episode #54
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, science, and the future...
Episode #53
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 behind the film. They...
Episode #52
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 bestselling novel. Join our...
Episode #51
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 self-actualization. Join our...
Episode #49
Welcome back to Curiosity Theory with Dr. Dakotah Tyler (@dr.starkid) and Justin Shaifer (@mr.fascinate). Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/CuriosityTheory In this episode, we have a deep and personal...
Episode #48
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 DART asteroid...
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