Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast with Student Speaker Andrea Popova
A special Convocation edition podcast from the UChicago Podcast Network, featuring an interview with student speaker Andrea Popova, followed by the complete speeches from Andrea and fellow graduates M...
12 Jun 201822min
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 psychology and economics, and in 2017 he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences fo...
4 Jun 201844min
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 Invenergy, he thought they had missed the boat. “When we got into renewables in earnest,...
21 Mai 201823min
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 well give scientists a chance to glimpse into its birth. Freedman, the John & ...
14 Mai 201823min
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. Researchers like UChicago molecular biologist Rama Ranganathan are trying to uncover...
7 Mai 201825min
Mind of a Virtuoso Composer with Augusta Read Thomas
To say Augusta Read Thomas is prolific is an understatement. A past Grammy Award winner and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music, Thomas has been hailed as “a true virtuoso composer” by The New Yo...
30 Apr 201825min
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 Harris School at the University of Chicago and one of the leading scholars on the ...
23 Apr 201826min
Discovering the Missing Link 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. In 2004, Shubin discovered Tiktaalik roseae, a 375-mi...
16 Apr 201827min
