200 Episodes

  1. The Illusion of Moral Decline

    Published: 11/21/2024
  2. Can We Predict The Unpredictable? with J. Doyne Farmer

    Published: 11/14/2024
  3. Unlocking The Secrets Of ‘SuperAgers’, with Emily Rogalski

    Published: 10/31/2024
  4. 2024 Nobel Laureate Explains What Makes Countries Fail Or Succeed, with James A. Robinson

    Published: 10/17/2024
  5. Why Can’t Scientists Agree On The Age Of The Universe? with Wendy Freedman

    Published: 10/3/2024
  6. What Are We Getting Wrong About Young Voters?, with Cathy Cohen

    Published: 9/19/2024
  7. Why Are More Women Saying No To Having Kids? With Peggy O'Donnell Heffington

    Published: 9/5/2024
  8. How Homeownership Shaped Race In America, with Adrienne Brown

    Published: 8/22/2024
  9. Fighting Back Against AI Piracy, with Ben Zhao and Heather Zheng

    Published: 8/8/2024
  10. The Bioelectric Future of Regenerative Medicine

    Published: 7/25/2024
  11. Is Mindfulness The Secret To Health?

    Published: 7/11/2024
  12. Feeling Stuck? Here’s How To Achieve a Breakthrough, with Adam Alter

    Published: 6/27/2024
  13. What Makes Something Memorable (or Forgettable?) with Wilma Bainbridge

    Published: 6/13/2024
  14. Learning To Speak To Whales Using AI, with David Gruber

    Published: 5/30/2024
  15. Storm Warning: Why Hurricanes Are Growing Beyond Measure, with Michael Wehner

    Published: 5/16/2024
  16. How To Manifest Your Future Using Neuroscience, with James Doty

    Published: 5/2/2024
  17. Why We Die—And How We Can Live Longer, with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan

    Published: 4/18/2024
  18. What Dogs Are Teaching Us About Aging, with Daniel Promislow

    Published: 4/4/2024
  19. Where Has Alzheimer’s Research Gone Wrong? with Karl Herrup

    Published: 3/21/2024
  20. Why Breeding Millions of Mosquitoes Could Help Save Lives, With Scott O'Neill

    Published: 3/7/2024

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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.