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Life’s Mysterious Origins With Jack Szostak
Sep 15, 2022Hello Big Brains listeners! Our podcast is coming up on an important milestone … our 100th episode! As part of the month-long celebration, we’re looking back at some of our favorite episodes—highlight...
The Afterlife Of Mass Incarceration With Reuben Jonathan Miller
Sep 08, 2022Hello Big Brains listeners! Our podcast is coming up on an important milestone … our 100th episode! As part of the month-long celebration, we’re looking back at some of our favorite episodes—highlight...
The Imbalance In Our Society With Raghuram Rajan
Sep 01, 2022Hello Big Brains listeners! Our podcast is coming up on an important milestone … our 100th episode! As part of the month-long celebration, we’re looking back at some of our favorite episodes—highlight...
Does Welfare Reduce Crime? With Manasi Deshpande
Aug 18, 2022There have been myths and tropes about welfare since it was created. We often hear critics say that welfare discourages people from working — but are these claims really true? This debate often plays ...
The Crucial Race To Build A Better Battery With Shirley Meng
Aug 04, 2022Batteries have revolutionized our lives, especially the invention of rechargeable batteries, which have enabled us to have cellphones, laptops, and electric vehicles. But as we transition to more form...
Do Animals Dream? With David M. Peña-Guzmán
Jul 21, 2022Do animals dream? If you’re a pet owner, it may seem obvious that your furry friends dream. Most of us have seen dogs running in their sleep or cats meowing during a nap. But this is an academic podca...
Extreme Heat Waves: Why Are They Surging? with Noboru Nakamura
Jul 07, 2022It’s not your imagination, summers have been getting hotter and hotter with extreme heatwaves occurring earlier and more frequently. But why is this happening and can we better predict heatwaves in ad...
Why Air Pollution Is Cutting Years Off Our Lives, With Christa Hasenkopf And Anant Sudarshan
Jun 23, 2022We can’t always see the consequences of air pollution around us, but it’s costing us years off our lives. According to a new Air Quality Life Index report from the Energy Policy Institute at the Unive...
How Tax Dodging And Corporate Secrecy Found A Home In Delaware, With Hal Weitzman
Jun 09, 2022When you think about corporate secrecy, nefarious shell companies and conspiratorial tax dodging, the state of Delaware probably doesn’t come to mind. We often think of exotic places like Panama or Be...
Why Countries Choose War Over Peace, With Chris Blattman
May 26, 2022War is costly, deadly and destructive. So, why do we do it? In his new book Why We Fight: The Roots of War and The Paths to Peace, Prof. Chris Blattman of the University of Chicago lays out the five m...