Big Brains
A podcast by University of Chicago Podcast Network - Thursdays
199 Episodes
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Providing Basic Health Insurance For Every American, With Katherine Baicker
Published: 6/1/2023 -
Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman
Published: 5/25/2023 -
The Hidden Truths About Sexuality And Gender In The Medieval World, with Roland Betancourt
Published: 5/11/2023 -
How We Could Regrow Limbs And Organs, with Michael Levin
Published: 4/27/2023 -
A Nobelist’s Controversial Approach To Solving Inequality, With James Heckman
Published: 4/13/2023 -
How The Food Industry Created Today’s Obesity Crisis, With Marion Nestle
Published: 3/30/2023 -
Why Your Gut Health Is So Important, With Cathryn Nagler And Eric Pamer
Published: 3/16/2023 -
Why Mourning Is Essential To Our Well-Being, With Jonathan Lear
Published: 3/2/2023 -
The History of Black Cinema Re-examined, With Jacqueline Stewart
Published: 2/16/2023 -
The Scientific Secret To A Happy Life, With Marc Schulz
Published: 2/2/2023 -
Unraveling Sleep’s Greatest Mysteries: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 1/19/2023 -
Is The U.S. Headed Toward Another Civil War? Feat. William Howell
Published: 1/5/2023 -
Follow Through On Next Year's Resolutions Using Science With Katy Milkman
Published: 12/22/2022 -
Why Quantum Tech Will Change Our Future: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 12/8/2022 -
Fighting Global Hunger Through Genetics With Chuan He
Published: 11/24/2022 -
The Origins Of Civilization And The Future Of Archaeology: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 11/10/2022 -
Can We Predict Your Capacity To Focus? With Monica Rosenberg
Published: 10/28/2022 -
The 'Legendary' Discovery Of Black Holes: The Day Tomorrow Began
Published: 10/13/2022 -
Celebrating Our 100th Episode
Published: 9/29/2022 -
The Science Of Speech & Identity With Katherine Kinzler
Published: 9/22/2022
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.