199 Episodes

  1. Big Brains: Back in 2019

    Published: 12/23/2018
  2. Climate Change’s Human Cost With Michael Greenstone

    Published: 12/10/2018
  3. David Axelrod on Why ‘Democracy is Messy’ and the Future of Politics

    Published: 11/26/2018
  4. How Talk Builds Babies’ Brains with Dana Suskind

    Published: 11/12/2018
  5. What Makes Us Uniquely Human with Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri

    Published: 10/29/2018
  6. From Sci-Fi to Reality, Quantum Technology with David Awschalom

    Published: 10/15/2018
  7. Future of Higher Education and College Access with Robert J. Zimmer

    Published: 10/1/2018
  8. The Hidden Abuse of U.S. Immigration with Claudia Flores

    Published: 9/17/2018
  9. SCOTUS Nears Unimaginable Era with Geoffrey Stone

    Published: 9/5/2018
  10. Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand

    Published: 6/12/2018
  11. Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast with Student Speaker Andrea Popova

    Published: 6/12/2018
  12. Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler

    Published: 6/4/2018
  13. Future of Energy Innovation with Michael Polsky

    Published: 5/21/2018
  14. The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman

    Published: 5/14/2018
  15. Nature’s Design Secrets with Rama Ranganathan

    Published: 5/7/2018
  16. Mind of a Virtuoso Composer with Augusta Read Thomas

    Published: 4/30/2018
  17. Myths of U.S. Health Care with Katherine Baicker

    Published: 4/23/2018
  18. Discovering the Missing Link with Neil Shubin

    Published: 4/16/2018
  19. Big Brains Trailer

    Published: 4/5/2018

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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.