200 Episodes

  1. Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley

    Published: 10/7/2019
  2. Leading Presidential Scholar Analyzes Trump Impeachment

    Published: 9/27/2019
  3. The Politics of Archaeology In Iraq With Christopher Woods

    Published: 9/23/2019
  4. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Polarization, Discrimination and Her Favorite Dissent

    Published: 9/9/2019
  5. Why Your Social Life is a Matter of Life and Death with Linda Waite

    Published: 8/26/2019
  6. Revolutionizing Economics By Studying People In The Real World With John List

    Published: 8/12/2019
  7. The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew

    Published: 7/29/2019
  8. The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin

    Published: 7/15/2019
  9. Guest Show - No Jargon

    Published: 7/1/2019
  10. Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell

    Published: 6/17/2019
  11. How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan

    Published: 6/3/2019
  12. The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver

    Published: 5/20/2019
  13. A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker

    Published: 5/6/2019
  14. An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno

    Published: 4/15/2019
  15. Tiny Creatures, Big Discoveries With Nipam Patel

    Published: 4/1/2019
  16. The Hidden Dangers of Artificial Intelligence with Ben Zhao

    Published: 3/18/2019
  17. Lessons From Our Country’s Largest School Closing with Eve L. Ewing

    Published: 3/4/2019
  18. Simple Solutions To Address Social Issues with Harold Pollack

    Published: 2/18/2019
  19. What We’re Getting Wrong About Millennials With Cathy Cohen

    Published: 2/4/2019
  20. What Ripples in Space-Time Tell Us About the Universe with Daniel Holz

    Published: 1/21/2019

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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.