199 Episodes

  1. Providing Basic Health Insurance For Every American, With Katherine Baicker

    Published: 6/1/2023
  2. Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman

    Published: 5/25/2023
  3. The Hidden Truths About Sexuality And Gender In The Medieval World, with Roland Betancourt

    Published: 5/11/2023
  4. How We Could Regrow Limbs And Organs, with Michael Levin

    Published: 4/27/2023
  5. A Nobelist’s Controversial Approach To Solving Inequality, With James Heckman

    Published: 4/13/2023
  6. How The Food Industry Created Today’s Obesity Crisis, With Marion Nestle

    Published: 3/30/2023
  7. Why Your Gut Health Is So Important, With Cathryn Nagler And Eric Pamer

    Published: 3/16/2023
  8. Why Mourning Is Essential To Our Well-Being, With Jonathan Lear

    Published: 3/2/2023
  9. The History of Black Cinema Re-examined, With Jacqueline Stewart

    Published: 2/16/2023
  10. The Scientific Secret To A Happy Life, With Marc Schulz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 9/22/2022

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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.