How The UN Aims To Save Humanity, With Chris Williams And Luis Bettencourt
It feels like our world has never faced so many crisis all at the same time, and trying to solve them at once seems impossible. But, in 2015, the United Nations came together to develop a list of 17 S...
21 Okt 202125min
Combating Our Global Water Crisis Using AI, with Junhong Chen
There are a lot of problems in our world today, but if our water systems aren’t working, everything else takes a backseat. From a lack of freshwater to droughts on the West Coast to contaminants like ...
7 Okt 202125min
Revolutionizing Technology at the Nanoscale, with Paul Alivisatos
Sometimes, the biggest discoveries have to do with the smallest things. In this case, we’re talking nano. Specifically, nanocrystals. World-renowned chemist Paul Alivisatos has changed the field of na...
23 Sep 202126min
The Science Behind Forming Better Habits, With Katy Milkman
Why is it so hard for us to form good habits—and so easy to form bad ones? Most people turn to the self-help section to find answers, but this is really a question for behavior science. Katy Milkman ...
9 Sep 202127min
The Secret Nazi Past and Billionaire Future of U.S. Space Innovation with Jordan Bimm
Most people think they know humanity’s history of space exploration, from Sputnik to NASA to our recent shift toward privatized space travel. But what if there was a lost history of our origins with s...
19 Aug 202127min
How a Genetic Breakthrough Could Address Global Hunger
By 2050 humanity is going to have to produce 50% more food in order to feed a growing population. That’s a lot, especially given that we currently have trouble feeding the current global population, a...
5 Aug 202122min
Introducing: Entitled
The University of Chicago Podcast Network is excited to announce the launch of a new show, it’s called "Entitled" and it’s about human rights. Co-hosted by lawyers and UChicago Law School Professors, ...
29 Jul 202141min
The Deadly Flaw In Our Judgment, With Cass Sunstein
Many of the most important moments in our lives rely on the judgment of others. We expect doctors to diagnose our illnesses correctly, and judges to hand out rulings fairly. But there’s a massive flaw...
15 Jul 202125min
