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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Can You Improve Your Working Memory and Attention? with Edward Awh (00:35:36)
In today’s world, our brains are overloaded with information, making it hard to focus and remember. But what are the true limits of the human mind—and why do they exist? And why are some people seem s...
Why Knowing Your True Self Is So Difficult, with Eric Oliver (00:31:51)
The process of understanding who we are is a lifelong journey for many of us. For two decades, that question has been one that University of Chicago scholar Eric Oliver has asked his students in class...
The Breakthrough Quantum Sensor That Sees Inside Your Cells, with Peter Maurer (00:35:41)
What if we could precisely measure a cell at its most fundamental level? In this episode, we talk with the University of Chicago scientist Peter Maurer about how he and his colleagues made the breakth...
How to Manifest Your Destiny with the Late James Doty (00:31:47)
We've all heard the phrase "Manifest Your Destiny" when it comes to wanting a new promotion, figuring out a new career path or just trying to achieve that long-term goal. It turns out that the act of ...
What Makes Music Go Viral—From AI to Taylor Swift (00:35:41)
The internet and social media have transformed the way in which we hear and understand music today—and online communities and platforms from YouTube to TikTok have changed how music circulates and ult...
How Wearable Tech Will Heighten Our Senses and Abilities, with Pedro Lopes (00:38:17)
Can you imagine a world in which a wearable device, like a smartwatch, could move your fingers to strum the guitar or play the drums? That kind of technology is part of the innovative research coming ...
Why Are More Women Saying No To Having Kids? With Peggy O'Donnell Heffington (00:32:04)
More and more women in the United States are saying no to motherhood. In 2023, the U.S. fertility rate reached the lowest number on record. But the idea of non-motherhood is actually not a new phenome...
How Full-Body MRIs Could Predict Your Long-Term Health, with Daniel Sodickson (00:34:43)
What does it mean to see beneath the surface — of the human body, the brain, or even the universe itself? In his new book, The Future of Seeing: How Imaging Is Changing Our World, Prof. Daniel Sodicks...
Is There Such A Thing As A Psychopath? (00:35:55)
Few ideas have gripped the public imagination quite like the idea of the “psychopath.” From Hollywood thrillers to true-crime podcasts, popular culture has led us to believe that psychopaths are dange...
Why We Haven’t Solved Brain Disorders—And How To Fix It, with Nicole Rust (00:36:18)
For decades, neuroscience has promised breakthroughs in treating conditions like depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s. Yet despite powerful technologies and billions invested, progress has been ...
Life On Mars: Is It Possible For Humans? with Edwin Kite (00:30:31)
Billions of years ago, Mars may have looked less like the barren red desert we know today and more like Earth—with a blue sky, flowing rivers, and even seas. What happened to turn a once-habitable wor...
How To Use Nature To Restore Your Focus, with Marc Berman (00:32:13)
We’re living in an attention economy—and most of us are broke. But what if the secret to restoring your focus, improving your mental health, and even reducing crime rates wasn’t found in an app or a p...
Could Plants Unlock Quantum Medicine’s Potential? with Greg Engel (00:25:26)
We’ve long marveled at how efficiently plants convert sunlight into energy—but no one guessed they were using quantum mechanics to do it.In this episode, we speak with Greg Engel, a pioneering biophys...
How Microplastics Are Invading Our Bodies, with Matthew Campen (00:28:18)
You’ve heard of plastic polluting oceans. But what if it’s polluting you—your brain, your reproductive system, even your unborn children?In this eye-opening episode, we speak with Prof. Matthew Campen...
Why We Get Stuck—And How to Finally Move Forward (00:34:17)
Hello listeners…we're re-releasing one of our favorite Big Brains episodes—an incredibly insightful conversation with psychologist Adam Alter. If you've ever felt stuck in your life or career, this ep...
Inside the AI Debate: Hope, Hype, Or Harm? A Big Brains Panel Weighs In (00:47:57)
One of the benefits of producing this podcast at the University of Chicago is that there are often events on campus that bring in not just one Big Brain, but many in order to find answers to the some ...
Are Your Medications Safe And Effective?, with Jerry Avorn (00:36:39)
For a more than a century, the Food and Drug Administration has worked to protect public health. In his research, Harvard University physician-researcher Jerry Avorn has examined how the FDA’s once-ri...
Are We Making AI Too Human?, with James Evans (00:31:18)
Prof. James Evans, a University of Chicago sociologist and data scientist, believes we’re training AI to think too much like humans—and it’s holding science back.In this episode, Evans shares how our ...
Inside The Disease That Changes Your Personality, with Bruce Miller (00:26:26)
When someone we know or love starts to develop psychological issues, we don't often associate it with a form of dementia. However, this trait is one of the most common signs of frontotemporal dementia...
Meet The ‘Planet Hunter’ Searching For Alien Life, with Jacob Bean (00:34:33)
The search for life beyond Earth is no longer science fiction—it takes a lot of data, powerful telescopes and a bit of cosmic detective work. And at the center of this search is University of Chicago ...
How To Stop Gun Violence Before It Starts, with Jens Ludwig (00:30:26)
Despite decades of policy ideas, pouring millions of dollars into the problem, and a slow pace of gun control measures, the United States hasn’t made much progress on curbing the epidemic of gun viole...
Can Your DNA Predict Your Future?, with Dalton Conley (00:34:26)
What if a single number, derived from your DNA, could predict your income, education level or even who you're likely to marry? In his new book “The Social Genome,” Princeton University sociologist Dal...
Can You Really Die of a Broken Heart? The Hidden Dangers of Grief, with Mary Frances O'Connor (00:31:40)
When we lose someone, we love, we often say we have a broken heart—but what if that’s not just a metaphor?In her new book “The Grieving Body: How The Stress of Loss Can Be An Opportunity For Healing” ...
The Science Behind Raising Successful Kids, with Ariel Kalil (00:31:19)
New federal data paints a stark picture: American children are falling behind in reading and test scores, with the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged kids growing wider. But is this really just ...
Do Animals Understand Death?, with Susana Monsó (00:32:05)
What does it mean to understand death? For centuries, philosophers have argued that only humans can truly comprehend mortality. But what if they’re wrong?In this episode, we speak with philosopher Sus...
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