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Why Your Social Life is a Matter of Life and Death with Linda Waite
Aug 26, 2019Is 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...
Revolutionizing Economics By Studying People In The Real World With John List
Aug 12, 2019If 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...
The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew
Jul 29, 2019We'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...
The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin
Jul 15, 2019Evolutionary 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...
Guest Show - No Jargon
Jul 01, 2019We'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...
Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell
Jun 17, 2019If 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....
How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan
Jun 03, 2019UChicago 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...
The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver
May 20, 2019The “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...
A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker
May 06, 2019Doctor 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...
An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno
Apr 15, 2019When 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...