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Why Your Social Life is a Matter of Life and Death with Linda Waite

Why Your Social Life is a Matter of Life and Death with Linda Waite

Aug 26, 2019

Is it possible that having lunch with your friends is just as important in keeping you alive as exercising? That’s what University of Chicago professor Linda Waite is arguing. Her first of its kind re...

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Revolutionizing Economics By Studying People In The Real World With John List

Revolutionizing Economics By Studying People In The Real World With John List

Aug 12, 2019

If you’ve played Candy Crush, flown on United Airlines, or taken an Uber or Lyft, you’ve been in one of Prof. John List’s experiments without even knowing it. List has revolutionized economics researc...

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The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew

The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew

Jul 29, 2019

We're taking a summer break during July, but we'll be back in August with new episodes telling the stories of leading research with some of the world's greatest minds. During the break, we'll be bring...

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The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin

The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin

Jul 15, 2019

Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin spent six years in the Arctic searching for a fossil that could be a missing link between sea and land animals. Shubin shares the story behind his discovery of Tikta...

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Guest Show - No Jargon

Guest Show - No Jargon

Jul 01, 2019

We're taking a summer break during July, but we'll be back in August with new episodes telling the stories of leading research with some of the world's greatest minds. During the break, we'll be bring...

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Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell

Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell

Jun 17, 2019

If you want to better understand how Trump has forever changed the American presidency, the history of impeachment, or how to fix the dysfunction in our government, it’s best to go to an expert. Prof....

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How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan

How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan

Jun 03, 2019

UChicago economist Raghuram Rajan became infamous for predicting the 2008 financial collapse three years before it happened. Rajan says that there are three pillars in our society: the state, the mar...

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The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver

The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver

May 20, 2019

The “birthers”, “Pizzagate”, anti-vaxxers. Since the election of Donald Trump, it’s seemed that belief in conspiracy theories is on the rise. At the same time, our polarization is worse than ever. Peo...

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A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker

A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker

May 06, 2019

Doctor Valluvan Jeevanandam says that transplantation is a “spiritual journey.” One person’s tragic loss leads to the another’s second chance at life. But not all transplants are the same. In 2018, p...

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An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno

An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno

Apr 15, 2019

When dinosaur hunter and paleontologist Paul Sereno discovered an ancient mass gravesite in the sands of the Sahara, he knew he had to excavate and save that history and heritage. Sereno has always s...

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