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Big Brains

Translating groundbreaking research into digestible brain food. Big Brains, little bites. Produced b

Episodes

Total: 196

There have been myths and tropes about welfare since it was created. We often hear critics say that

Batteries have revolutionized our lives, especially the invention of rechargeable batteries, which h

Do animals dream? If you’re a pet owner, it may seem obvious that your furry friends dream. Most of

It’s not your imagination, summers have been getting hotter and hotter with extreme heatwaves occurr

We can’t always see the consequences of air pollution around us, but it’s costing us years off our l

When you think about corporate secrecy, nefarious shell companies and conspiratorial tax dodging, th

War is costly, deadly and destructive. So, why do we do it? In his new book Why We Fight: The Roots

What does our relationship with the dead tell us about the living? Anthropologists learn about ancie

The United States is an outlier when it comes to parents. Compared to similar countries, the U.S. ha

For nearly a decade, public health experts have been warning that bacteria are becoming resistant to

There are far more scientists in today’s world, and they’re publishing research papers at a much fas

The United States recently hit a grim milestone: More than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdose

As Vladimir Putin continues his invasion of Ukraine, Western nations have come together in unprecede

Solving problems like poverty, education inequality or discrimination require policy interventions t

Big data has created a world of personalization. We have personalized medicine, personalized educati

Every year many of us set New Year’s resolutions, and almost none of us actually follow through on t

Prof. Jacqueline Stewart’s career has examined the histories of overlooked Black filmmakers and Blac

The race to cure cancer has been running a long time, but two University of Chicago scientists are w

There’s something strange happening with violent crime in America. Incidents are reaching levels the

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Most people say they’d want to read minds. But P