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.

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The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew

The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew

We're taking a summer break during July, but we'll be back in August with new episodes telling the stories of leading research with some of the world's greatest minds. During the break, we'll be bring...

29 Heinä 201927min

The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin

The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin

Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin spent six years in the Arctic searching for a fossil that could be a missing link between sea and land animals. Shubin shares the story behind his discovery of Tikta...

15 Heinä 201926min

Guest Show - No Jargon

Guest Show - No Jargon

We're taking a summer break during July, but we'll be back in August with new episodes telling the stories of leading research with some of the world's greatest minds. During the break, we'll be bring...

1 Heinä 201930min

Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell

Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell

If you want to better understand how Trump has forever changed the American presidency, the history of impeachment, or how to fix the dysfunction in our government, it’s best to go to an expert. Prof....

17 Kesä 201926min

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 happened. Rajan says that there are three pillars in our society: the state, the mark...

3 Kesä 201923min

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 theories is on the rise. At the same time, our polarization is worse than ever. Peo...

20 Touko 201926min

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 another’s second chance at life. But not all transplants are the same. In 2018, pa...

6 Touko 201922min

An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno

An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno

When dinosaur hunter and paleontologist Paul Sereno discovered an ancient mass gravesite in the sands of the Sahara, he knew he had to excavate and save that history and heritage. Sereno has always sa...

15 Huhti 201926min

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