Big Brains
A podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network - Thursdays
199 Episodes
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How Microplastics Are Invading Our Bodies, with Matthew Campen
Published: 8/7/2025 -
Why We Get Stuck—And How to Finally Move Forward
Published: 7/24/2025 -
Inside the AI Debate: Hope, Hype, Or Harm? A Big Brains Panel Weighs In
Published: 7/10/2025 -
Are Your Medications Safe And Effective?, with Jerry Avorn
Published: 6/26/2025 -
Are We Making AI Too Human?, with James Evans
Published: 6/12/2025 -
Inside The Disease That Changes Your Personality, with Bruce Miller
Published: 5/29/2025 -
Meet The ‘Planet Hunter’ Searching For Alien Life, with Jacob Bean
Published: 5/15/2025 -
How To Stop Gun Violence Before It Starts, with Jens Ludwig
Published: 5/1/2025 -
Can Your DNA Predict Your Future?, with Dalton Conley
Published: 4/17/2025 -
Can You Really Die of a Broken Heart? The Hidden Dangers of Grief, with Mary Frances O'Connor
Published: 4/3/2025 -
The Science Behind Raising Successful Kids, with Ariel Kalil
Published: 3/20/2025 -
Do Animals Understand Death?, with Susana Monsó
Published: 3/6/2025 -
Why Measles Is Resurging—And The Rise Of Vaccine Hesitancy, with Adam Ratner
Published: 2/20/2025 -
The Little-Known Secrets To A Good Life, with Shigehiro Oishi
Published: 2/6/2025 -
How Bioelectronics Could Heal Our Bodies And Minds, with Bozhi Tian
Published: 1/23/2025 -
Could A Fungal Pandemic Be “The Last of Us?", with Arturo Casadevall
Published: 1/9/2025 -
The "Magic Words" That Turn Resolutions Into Reality
Published: 1/2/2025 -
What’s The Truth About Alcohol’s Benefits And Risks? with Tim Stockwell
Published: 12/19/2024 -
What Happens When We Die? with Sam Parnia
Published: 12/5/2024 -
The Illusion of Moral Decline
Published: 11/21/2024
Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die.