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Big Brains

Translating groundbreaking research into digestible brain food. Big Brains, little bites. Produced by the University of Chicago Podcast Network & Winner of CASE "Grand Gold" award in 2022, Gold aw... Read more

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The Urgent Need to Reinvest in American Research, with Barbara Snyder

The Urgent Need to Reinvest in American Research, with Barbara Snyder

Our podcast is all about research. Every episode we investigate what scholars have discovered and why it matters. But we... Read more

14 Jan 2021

26mins

Ranked #2

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Getting Out Of The Lab With John List

Getting Out Of The Lab With John List

Our team is taking some time off to be with their families for the holidays. But, just in case you have a long flight, c... Read more

22 Dec 2020

27mins

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Why Chasing The Good Life Is Holding Us Back With Lauren Berlant

Why Chasing The Good Life Is Holding Us Back With Lauren Berlant

For most Americans, the driving force in their personal and public life is a desire to attain the “good life”. But what ... Read more

4 Nov 2019

26mins

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Climate Change’s Human Cost With Michael Greenstone

Climate Change’s Human Cost With Michael Greenstone

As climate change continues to stir concern and debate around the world, Prof. Michael Greenstone knows the importance o... Read more

10 Dec 2018

22mins

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Myths of U.S. Health Care with Katherine Baicker

Myths of U.S. Health Care with Katherine Baicker

Health care expansion. It's one of the most contentious issues in American politics. Katherine Baicker is Dean of the Ha... Read more

23 Apr 2018

26mins

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Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler

Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler

Richard Thaler has been dubbed one of the "founding fathers" of behavioral economics, bridging the gap between psycholog... Read more

4 Jun 2018

44mins

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The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver

The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver

The “birthers”, “Pizzagate”, anti-vaxxers. Since the election of Donald Trump, it’s seemed that belief in conspiracy the... Read more

20 May 2019

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The Hunt for Alien Life and Exoplanets, with David Charbonneau

The Hunt for Alien Life and Exoplanets, with David Charbonneau

Since the beginning of human history, we’ve looked up at the stars and wondered: Are we alone? No other generation has b... Read more

18 Nov 2019

22mins

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Lessons From Our Country’s Largest School Closing with Eve L. Ewing

Lessons From Our Country’s Largest School Closing with Eve L. Ewing

In her book Ghosts In The Schoolyard, University of Chicago scholar Eve Ewing asks a central question about the 2013 ma... Read more

4 Mar 2019

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Saving Our Cities By Studying A Million Neighborhoods With Luis Bettencourt

Saving Our Cities By Studying A Million Neighborhoods With Luis Bettencourt

In the last decade, there has been a mass migration of people into urban areas across the globe. This rapid urbanization... Read more

23 Oct 2019

23mins

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Vladimir Putin’s Number One Enemy With Bill Browder

Vladimir Putin’s Number One Enemy With Bill Browder

University of Chicago alumnus Bill Browder’s story sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller—except it’s all true. He... Read more

27 Jan 2020

25mins

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Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley

Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Most people say they’d want to read minds. But Prof. Nicholas Epley ... Read more

7 Oct 2019

24mins

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Future of Energy Innovation with Michael Polsky

Future of Energy Innovation with Michael Polsky

When UChicago alumnus Michael Polsky first ventured into the field of renewable energy in 2003 with his company Invenerg... Read more

21 May 2018

23mins

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The Hidden Dangers of Artificial Intelligence with Ben Zhao

The Hidden Dangers of Artificial Intelligence with Ben Zhao

The development of artificial intelligence has begun to feel inevitable and promising. But University of Chicago compute... Read more

18 Mar 2019

22mins

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Nature’s Design Secrets with Rama Ranganathan

Nature’s Design Secrets with Rama Ranganathan

From the smallest proteins of cells to entire ecosystems, nature might be the most sophisticated engineer on earth. Rese... Read more

7 May 2018

25mins

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How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan

How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan

UChicago economist Raghuram Rajan became infamous for predicting the 2008 financial collapse three years before it happe... Read more

3 Jun 2019

24mins

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Leading Presidential Scholar Analyzes Trump Impeachment

Leading Presidential Scholar Analyzes Trump Impeachment

It’s been a historic week, with news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has officially opened an impeachment inquiry into P... Read more

27 Sep 2019

19mins

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The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman

The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman

Wendy Freedman spent part of her career measuring the age of the universe. Now she’s working on a project that may very ... Read more

14 May 2018

23mins

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Simple Solutions To Address Social Issues with Harold Pollack

Simple Solutions To Address Social Issues with Harold Pollack

University of Chicago Professor Harold Pollack may be famous for his “financial index card”, but it’s his application of... Read more

18 Feb 2019

21mins

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A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker

A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker

Doctor Valluvan Jeevanandam says that transplantation is a “spiritual journey.” One person’s tragic loss leads to the an... Read more

6 May 2019

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