How Bioelectronics Could Heal Our Bodies And Minds, with Bozhi Tian
Imagine a future in which Band-Aids talk to your cells, pacemakers are powered by light and your gut microbiome gets a tune-up—all thanks to tiny bioelectric devices. Sounds like sci-fi, right? Think ...
23 Jan 202529min
Could A Fungal Pandemic Be “The Last of Us?", with Arturo Casadevall
Five years after COVID became a global pandemic, could another health crisis be on our horizon? According to scientists who study diseases, the possibility of a fungal pandemic—the subject of science ...
9 Jan 202527min
The "Magic Words" That Turn Resolutions Into Reality
As we step into 2025, many of us are thinking about how to turn our New Year's resolutions into lasting changes. But what if the secret to success lies not in willpower but in the words we use every d...
2 Jan 202532min
What’s The Truth About Alcohol’s Benefits And Risks? with Tim Stockwell
We have long heard the claims that a glass of red wine is good for your heart, but it turns out that the research that fueled this wisdom was actually skewed. Some studies made it appear like moderate...
19 Des 202433min
What Happens When We Die? with Sam Parnia
For centuries, death has been seen as a final, inescapable line—a moment when the heart stops and the brain ceases to function. But revolutionary research asks: What if everything we thought we knew a...
5 Des 202430min
The Illusion of Moral Decline
This year’s election might have been the most contentious in modern memory. It's not just that politics have changed, but it seems that people have too. You’ve probably heard this phrase: “People aren...
21 Nov 202432min
Can We Predict The Unpredictable? with J. Doyne Farmer
What if we could predict the economy the way we predict the weather? What if governments could run simulations to forecast the effects of new policies—before they happen? And what if the key to all of...
14 Nov 202433min
Unlocking The Secrets Of ‘SuperAgers’, with Emily Rogalski
https://haarc.center.uchicago.edu/We used to think aging inevitably led to memory loss, but a small group of people—known as SuperAgers—are defying the odds. These individuals, all over 80, have the m...
31 Okt 202422min
