Science Needs Creativity
Curiosity Weekly
Warner Bros. Discovery
4.6 • 964 Ratings
🗓️ 10 June 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Science and art have always intersected but are still thought of as separate and opposing disciplines. This week, to talk about how the two concepts converge and how they benefit one another, host Dr. Samantha Yammine is joined by interdisciplinary artist Kindra Crick. Sam also investigates a very interesting finding about a previously unseen remora behavior as well as a study that looks into why there are so few cases of cancer in the heart.
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| 0:45.3 | Every spring, we celebrate National DNA Day to commemorate the discovery of the double helix structure in 1953. The DNA double helix is one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century. |
| 0:51.3 | It fundamentally changed the way we look at genetics. And not to be someone who |
| 0:55.8 | admires form over function, but it also is kind of beautiful. If you zoom out a bit, it's wild |
| 1:02.1 | to see something so essential to our species look like an elegant work of art. So this episode, |
| 1:07.8 | we celebrate both DNA and art by talking to artist and molecular biologist |
| 1:12.6 | Jindra Crick. Then I'll tell you about what makes the heart so resistant to cancer. |
| 1:18.3 | But first, scientists observe some, you know what, you'll just see, some really interesting |
| 1:25.3 | behavior from the Ramora fish. |
| 1:34.6 | You know that one house guest who always overstays their welcome? Well, trust me, you haven't met the worst one yet. But scientists have. And it's the humble Ramora. That's the little |
| 1:40.5 | suckerfish famous for hitching rides on sharks and whales by sticking to their body. |
| 1:45.7 | But some of these fish are taking their so-called free ride just a little too far. |
| 1:51.7 | A new study led by researchers from the University of Miami showed that Ramoras have been spotted diving headfirst into the rear ends of mantanta rays. Yeah, you heard that right. |
| 2:04.2 | The researchers looked at footage from thousands of Manta Ray surveys from hubs around the |
| 2:09.3 | globe, from the Maldives to Florida. The footage was captured between 2010 and 2025, |
| 2:15.4 | and in just seven of those recordings, they saw Ramora's actually |
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