Big Brains
A podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network - Thursdays

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190 Episodes
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The Scientific Secret To A Happy Life, With Marc Schulz
Published: 2/2/2023 -
Unraveling Sleep’s Greatest Mysteries: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 1/19/2023 -
Is The U.S. Headed Toward Another Civil War? Feat. William Howell
Published: 1/5/2023 -
Follow Through On Next Year's Resolutions Using Science With Katy Milkman
Published: 12/22/2022 -
Why Quantum Tech Will Change Our Future: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 12/8/2022 -
Fighting Global Hunger Through Genetics With Chuan He
Published: 11/24/2022 -
The Origins Of Civilization And The Future Of Archaeology: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 11/10/2022 -
Can We Predict Your Capacity To Focus? With Monica Rosenberg
Published: 10/28/2022 -
The 'Legendary' Discovery Of Black Holes: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 10/13/2022 -
Celebrating Our 100th Episode
Published: 9/29/2022 -
The Science Of Speech & Identity With Katherine Kinzler
Published: 9/22/2022 -
Life’s Mysterious Origins With Jack Szostak
Published: 9/15/2022 -
The Afterlife Of Mass Incarceration With Reuben Jonathan Miller
Published: 9/8/2022 -
The Imbalance In Our Society With Raghuram Rajan
Published: 9/1/2022 -
Does Welfare Reduce Crime? With Manasi Deshpande
Published: 8/18/2022 -
The Crucial Race To Build A Better Battery With Shirley Meng
Published: 8/4/2022 -
Do Animals Dream? With David M. Peña-Guzmán
Published: 7/21/2022 -
Extreme Heat Waves: Why Are They Surging? with Noboru Nakamura
Published: 7/7/2022 -
Why Air Pollution Is Cutting Years Off Our Lives, With Christa Hasenkopf And Anant Sudarshan
Published: 6/23/2022 -
How Tax Dodging And Corporate Secrecy Found A Home In Delaware, With Hal Weitzman
Published: 6/9/2022
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.