Life Under the Sea, No Singing Crabs
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
They say it’s better down where it’s wetter… but is it really? Aquanauts have more in common with astronauts than they do with singing marine life. In fact, NASA conducts research into the biological and psychological effects of space on the ocean floor. This episode, Sam is joined by Dr. Dawn Kernagis, an aquanaut and neuroscientist who spent 16 days living underwater for NASA’s NEEMO 21 Mission. Sam also digs into the recent updates on NASA’s Artemis Mission and how AI is being used to standardize pain classification.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Curiosity Weekly. I'm your host, Dr. Samantha Eween. People who live beneath the waves are called aquanauts. |
| 0:08.6 | And after living underwater for an extended amount of time, many of them report this deep sense of awe and a newfound connection to the ocean and the planet. |
| 0:17.9 | So we wanted to hear firsthand what it feels like to undergo such a transformation |
| 0:22.0 | while surrounded by water. Enter Dr. Don Carnagis. She's an aquanaut who spent 16 days in an |
| 0:29.3 | underwater habitat. We'll talk about her work and what it's really like among the fishes. |
| 0:34.1 | We'll also look at a new way to measure pain because the current method, that 1 to 10 scale, could definitely use some improving. |
| 0:40.3 | But first, I'm excited to share with you the Artemis Mission, NASA's ambitious program to understand the moon and beyond. |
| 0:48.3 | Challenge, you go for that, Earth. |
| 0:51.3 | 34, we're right on altitude, the H-dot auto start dropping off. |
| 0:57.2 | Except, we want to keep it high. |
| 0:58.9 | You're allowed two quick looks out the window, one now and one when we pitch over. |
| 1:02.6 | I can't see a thing except the earth, that's what I'm telling you to look at. |
| 1:07.2 | Oh, there's the old Earth. |
| 1:09.2 | That's the Apollo 17 mission from 1972. |
| 1:13.0 | It was the last time humans ventured as far as the moon. |
| 1:16.7 | But not for long, the Artemis II mission is bringing humans back to the moon for the first |
| 1:21.4 | time in over 50 years. |
| 1:23.9 | As the crew orbits around the far side of the moon, they'll be further in space than humans have |
| 1:28.5 | ever gone before. At that point, they'll be about 4,600 miles beyond the far side of the moon. |
| 1:35.2 | When they look out the spacecraft's windows, they'll see our moon up close with the Earth way, |
| 1:40.3 | way in the background. There are a lot of first for this mission, including for representation. |
| 1:45.0 | For the first time, a Canadian, a woman, and a black astronaut will be headed to the moon. |
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