Big Brains
A podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network - Thursdays
199 Episodes
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Big Brains: Back in 2019
Published: 12/23/2018 -
Climate Change’s Human Cost With Michael Greenstone
Published: 12/10/2018 -
David Axelrod on Why ‘Democracy is Messy’ and the Future of Politics
Published: 11/26/2018 -
How Talk Builds Babies’ Brains with Dana Suskind
Published: 11/12/2018 -
What Makes Us Uniquely Human with Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri
Published: 10/29/2018 -
From Sci-Fi to Reality, Quantum Technology with David Awschalom
Published: 10/15/2018 -
Future of Higher Education and College Access with Robert J. Zimmer
Published: 10/1/2018 -
The Hidden Abuse of U.S. Immigration with Claudia Flores
Published: 9/17/2018 -
SCOTUS Nears Unimaginable Era with Geoffrey Stone
Published: 9/5/2018 -
Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand
Published: 6/12/2018 -
Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast with Student Speaker Andrea Popova
Published: 6/12/2018 -
Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler
Published: 6/4/2018 -
Future of Energy Innovation with Michael Polsky
Published: 5/21/2018 -
The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman
Published: 5/14/2018 -
Nature’s Design Secrets with Rama Ranganathan
Published: 5/7/2018 -
Mind of a Virtuoso Composer with Augusta Read Thomas
Published: 4/30/2018 -
Myths of U.S. Health Care with Katherine Baicker
Published: 4/23/2018 -
Discovering the Missing Link with Neil Shubin
Published: 4/16/2018 -
Big Brains Trailer
Published: 4/5/2018
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.