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