Big Brains
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.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 201
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
How To Stick To Your Resolutions, With Ayelet Fishbach
The Overlooked History Of Black Cinema, With Jacqueline Stewart
Engineering A Cure For Cancer With Melody Swartz & Jeffrey Hubbell
Confronting Gun Violence With Data, With Jens Ludwig
Best Of: Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley
Unlocking The Secrets Of Black Holes, With Andrea Ghez
Do Your Genes Determine Your Success In Life? With Kathryn Paige Harden
How The UN Aims To Save Humanity, With Chris Williams And Luis Bettencourt
Combating Our Global Water Crisis Using AI, with Junhong Chen
Revolutionizing Technology at the Nanoscale, with Paul Alivisatos
The Science Behind Forming Better Habits, With Katy Milkman
The Secret Nazi Past and Billionaire Future of U.S. Space Innovation with Jordan Bimm
Most people think they know humanity’s history of space exploration, from Sputnik to NASA to our recent shift toward privatized space travel. But what if there was a lost history of our origins with …
How a Genetic Breakthrough Could Address Global Hunger
By 2050 humanity is going to have to produce 50% more food in order to feed a growing population. That’s a lot, especially given that we currently have trouble feeding the current global population, …
Introducing: Entitled
The University of Chicago Podcast Network is excited to announce the launch of a new show, it’s called "Entitled" and it’s about human rights. Co-hosted by lawyers and UChicago Law School Professors,…
The Deadly Flaw In Our Judgment, With Cass Sunstein
Many of the most important moments in our lives rely on the judgment of others. We expect doctors to diagnose our illnesses correctly, and judges to hand out rulings fairly. But there’s a massive fla…
A Scientist’s Beef With The Meat Industry, With Impossible Foods’ Pat Brown
Even if you’ve never eaten an Impossible Burger, you’ve probably heard of them. But you may not know the science and story behind those meatless products.
Pat Brown is a University of Chicago alum, t…
A Surprising Economic Solution To Climate Change With Michael Greenstone
When was the last time you heard a positive story about climate change, a story about someone with a new idea or innovative solution to help reduce our carbon footprint?
This is that story. Michael G…
Solving The Biggest Mysteries Of Our Universe, With Dan Hooper
Why does our universe work the way it does? What are its laws? How did it start with the Big Bang‚ and how will it end?
Scientists like Prof. Dan Hooper from the University of Chicago use something c…
Why You’re Likely Paying An Unfair Share of Property Taxes, with Christopher Berry
When’s the last time you thought about property taxes? We mostly accept them as a part of society, and assume that they’re being calculated fairly. But a leading University of Chicago scholar says th…
Taking Aliens Seriously, with Avi Loeb
The possibility of alien life has captivated the human imagination for decades and has been at the center of some of our most popular fictional stories. But one scientist has made a controversial cla…