Big Brains

174 Episodes

1. A Radical Solution To Address Climate Change, with David Keith

   Published: 11/30/2023
2. How PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Are Harming Our Health, with Linda Birnbaum

   Published: 11/16/2023
3. Are We Worse People Than We Used To Be? With Adam Mastroianni

   Published: 11/2/2023
4. Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt On The Secret To Making Tough Choices

   Published: 10/19/2023
5. Will Political Violence Destroy Our Democracy?, With Robert Pape

   Published: 10/5/2023
6. Defending Campus Free Speech In A Polarized Age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg

   Published: 9/22/2023
7. Why The Secret To Health Lies In The Mind-body Connection, with Ellen Langer

   Published: 9/7/2023
8. Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns

   Published: 8/24/2023
9. How AI Is Transforming Scientific Research, With Rebecca Willett

   Published: 8/10/2023
10. How AI Could Change The Law

    Published: 7/27/2023
11. How AI Can Predict Future Scientific Discoveries

    Published: 7/20/2023
12. The Uncovered History of Space Travel & Its Privatized Future

    Published: 7/13/2023
13. The Health Costs of Air Pollution

    Published: 7/6/2023
14. How Your Brain Benefits From Music, With Larry Sherman

    Published: 6/29/2023
15. Magic words: Can What You Say Help You Get Your way? with Jonah Berger

    Published: 6/15/2023
16. Providing Basic Health Insurance For Every American, With Katherine Baicker

    Published: 6/1/2023
17. Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman

    Published: 5/25/2023
18. The Hidden Truths About Sexuality And Gender In The Medieval World, with Roland Betancourt

    Published: 5/11/2023
19. How We Could Regrow Limbs And Organs, with Michael Levin

    Published: 4/27/2023
20. A Nobelist’s Controversial Approach To Solving Inequality, With James Heckman

    Published: 4/13/2023