Big Brains
A podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network - Thursdays
199 Episodes
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Can We Predict The Unpredictable? with J. Doyne Farmer
Published: 11/14/2024 -
Unlocking The Secrets Of ‘SuperAgers’, with Emily Rogalski
Published: 10/31/2024 -
2024 Nobel Laureate Explains What Makes Countries Fail Or Succeed, with James A. Robinson
Published: 10/17/2024 -
Why Can’t Scientists Agree On The Age Of The Universe? with Wendy Freedman
Published: 10/3/2024 -
What Are We Getting Wrong About Young Voters?, with Cathy Cohen
Published: 9/19/2024 -
Why Are More Women Saying No To Having Kids? With Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
Published: 9/5/2024 -
How Homeownership Shaped Race In America, with Adrienne Brown
Published: 8/22/2024 -
Fighting Back Against AI Piracy, with Ben Zhao and Heather Zheng
Published: 8/8/2024 -
The Bioelectric Future of Regenerative Medicine
Published: 7/25/2024 -
Is Mindfulness The Secret To Health?
Published: 7/11/2024 -
Feeling Stuck? Here’s How To Achieve a Breakthrough, with Adam Alter
Published: 6/27/2024 -
What Makes Something Memorable (or Forgettable?) with Wilma Bainbridge
Published: 6/13/2024 -
Learning To Speak To Whales Using AI, with David Gruber
Published: 5/30/2024 -
Storm Warning: Why Hurricanes Are Growing Beyond Measure, with Michael Wehner
Published: 5/16/2024 -
How To Manifest Your Future Using Neuroscience, with James Doty
Published: 5/2/2024 -
Why We Die—And How We Can Live Longer, with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan
Published: 4/18/2024 -
What Dogs Are Teaching Us About Aging, with Daniel Promislow
Published: 4/4/2024 -
Where Has Alzheimer’s Research Gone Wrong? with Karl Herrup
Published: 3/21/2024 -
Why Breeding Millions of Mosquitoes Could Help Save Lives, With Scott O'Neill
Published: 3/7/2024 -
Why Shaming Other Countries Often Backfires, with Rochelle Terman
Published: 2/22/2024
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.