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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Episoder(222)

From Sci-Fi to Reality, Quantum Technology with David Awschalom

From Sci-Fi to Reality, Quantum Technology with David Awschalom

David Awschalom is one of the world’s leading scientists studying the growing field of quantum engineering, turning what was once in the realm of science fiction into reality—which could offer revolut...

15 Okt 201821min

Future of Higher Education and College Access with Robert J. Zimmer

Future of Higher Education and College Access with Robert J. Zimmer

As president of the University of Chicago, Robert J. Zimmer has a unique view to the challenges and opportunities facing higher education, and one of the biggest obstacles he sees is access for all st...

1 Okt 201834min

The Hidden Abuse of U.S. Immigration with Claudia Flores

The Hidden Abuse of U.S. Immigration with Claudia Flores

UChicago Law professor Claudia Flores has spent a career advocating for human rights of vulnerable populations around the world, from East Timor to Mexico. But her latest work revealed the hidden abus...

17 Sep 201818min

SCOTUS Nears Unimaginable Era with Geoffrey Stone

SCOTUS Nears Unimaginable Era with Geoffrey Stone

UChicago Law professor Geoffrey Stone has an intimate knowledge of the Supreme Court. From his time as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan where he witnessed the decision Roe v. W...

5 Sep 201824min

Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand

Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand

A special Convocation edition podcast from the UChicago Podcast Network, featuring the full speeches given by Class Day speaker Valerie Jarrett, distinguished senior fellow in the University of Chicag...

12 Jun 201841min

Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast with Student Speaker Andrea Popova

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

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

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

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