Big Brains

A podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network - Thursdays

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190 Episodes

  1. The Scientific Secret To A Happy Life, With Marc Schulz

    Published: 2/2/2023
  2. Unraveling Sleep’s Greatest Mysteries: The Day Tomorrow Began

    Published: 1/19/2023
  3. Is The U.S. Headed Toward Another Civil War? Feat. William Howell

    Published: 1/5/2023
  4. Follow Through On Next Year's Resolutions Using Science With Katy Milkman

    Published: 12/22/2022
  5. Why Quantum Tech Will Change Our Future: The Day Tomorrow Began

    Published: 12/8/2022
  6. Fighting Global Hunger Through Genetics With Chuan He

    Published: 11/24/2022
  7. The Origins Of Civilization And The Future Of Archaeology: The Day Tomorrow Began

    Published: 11/10/2022
  8. Can We Predict Your Capacity To Focus? With Monica Rosenberg

    Published: 10/28/2022
  9. The 'Legendary' Discovery Of Black Holes: The Day Tomorrow Began

    Published: 10/13/2022
  10. Celebrating Our 100th Episode

    Published: 9/29/2022
  11. The Science Of Speech & Identity With Katherine Kinzler

    Published: 9/22/2022
  12. Life’s Mysterious Origins With Jack Szostak

    Published: 9/15/2022
  13. The Afterlife Of Mass Incarceration With Reuben Jonathan Miller

    Published: 9/8/2022
  14. The Imbalance In Our Society With Raghuram Rajan

    Published: 9/1/2022
  15. Does Welfare Reduce Crime? With Manasi Deshpande

    Published: 8/18/2022
  16. The Crucial Race To Build A Better Battery With Shirley Meng

    Published: 8/4/2022
  17. Do Animals Dream? With David M. Peña-Guzmán

    Published: 7/21/2022
  18. Extreme Heat Waves: Why Are They Surging? with Noboru Nakamura

    Published: 7/7/2022
  19. Why Air Pollution Is Cutting Years Off Our Lives, With Christa Hasenkopf And Anant Sudarshan

    Published: 6/23/2022
  20. How Tax Dodging And Corporate Secrecy Found A Home In Delaware, With Hal Weitzman

    Published: 6/9/2022

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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.