Lessons From Our Country’s Largest School Closing with Eve L. Ewing
In her book Ghosts In The Schoolyard, University of Chicago scholar Eve Ewing asks a central question about the 2013 mass closings of Chicago Public Schools: If the schools were so bad, why did peopl...
4 Mar 201926min
Simple Solutions To Address Social Issues with Harold Pollack
University of Chicago Professor Harold Pollack may be famous for his “financial index card”, but it’s his application of simple solutions to complex issues that’s reshaping how we tackle crime and hea...
18 Feb 201921min
What We’re Getting Wrong About Millennials With Cathy Cohen
Every election year, poll after poll tries to predict where millennials stand politically. But Prof. Cathy Cohen of the University of Chicago says some of our assumptions about what issues matter to y...
4 Feb 201920min
What Ripples in Space-Time Tell Us About the Universe with Daniel Holz
All around us in the universe, stars and black holes are smashing into each other with tremendous force. These events are so powerful that they literally ripple the fabric of space-time—and these ripp...
21 Jan 201922min
Vietnam and the Rise of the White Power Movement with Kathleen Belew
The revelation for historian Kathleen Belew came while researching a 1979 anti-Ku Klux Klan rally in Greensboro, North Carolina that turned deadly when five members were murdered by a group of Klansme...
7 Jan 201927min
Big Brains: Back in 2019
Seasons Greetings! Big Brains will return in January 2019 with some very exciting guests. Until that time, we encourage you to go back and listen to some of our previous episodes — especially if you m...
23 Des 201851s
Climate Change’s Human Cost With Michael Greenstone
As climate change continues to stir concern and debate around the world, Prof. Michael Greenstone knows the importance of using his research to better explain the connection between the environment, h...
10 Des 201822min
David Axelrod on Why ‘Democracy is Messy’ and the Future of Politics
David Axelrod departed Washington, D.C. because he knew it’d be hard to top his role in helping Barack Obama make history. But when the president’s former senior adviser began the next chapter in his ...
26 Nov 201825min
