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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.

How Talk Builds Babies’ Brains with Dana Suskind

21 mins; November 12, 2018

What Makes Us Uniquely Human with Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri

24 mins; October 29, 2018

From Sci-Fi to Reality, Quantum Technology with David Awschalom

21 mins; October 15, 2018

Future of Higher Education and College Access with Robert J. Zimmer

34 mins; October 01, 2018

The Hidden Abuse of U.S. Immigration with Claudia Flores

18 mins; September 17, 2018

SCOTUS Nears Unimaginable Era with Geoffrey Stone

24 mins; September 05, 2018

Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast with Student Speaker Andrea Popova

22 mins; June 12, 2018

Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand

41 mins; June 12, 2018

Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler

44 mins; June 04, 2018

Future of Energy Innovation with Michael Polsky

23 mins; May 21, 2018

The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman

23 mins; May 14, 2018

Nature’s Design Secrets with Rama Ranganathan

25 mins; May 07, 2018

Mind of a Virtuoso Composer with Augusta Read Thomas

25 mins; April 30, 2018

Myths of U.S. Health Care with Katherine Baicker

26 mins; April 23, 2018

Discovering the Missing Link with Neil Shubin

27 mins; April 16, 2018

Big Brains Trailer

1 min; April 05, 2018

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