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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
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26mins
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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27mins
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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
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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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26mins
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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26mins