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Providing Basic Health Insurance For Every American, With Katherine Baicker
Jun 01, 2023If there is something both sides of the political aisle can agree on, it’s that there is something deeply wrong with health insurance in the United States. What they can’t agree on is how to fix it. T...
Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman
May 25, 2023Why do we fight? It’s a seemingly simple question, but it turns out the answers are surprising, deep and crucial to understanding our world. Considering how costly any conflict is in lives and money, ...
The Hidden Truths About Sexuality And Gender In The Medieval World, with Roland Betancourt
May 11, 2023We often think our debates around sexuality and gender are a modern phenomenon. Some people argue that identities like trans and non-binary have only existed recently. But could the evidence for queer...
How We Could Regrow Limbs And Organs, with Michael Levin
Apr 27, 2023In the near future, birth defects, traumatic injuries, limb loss and perhaps even cancer could be cured through bioelectricity—electrical signals that communicate to our cells how to rebuild themselve...
A Nobelist’s Controversial Approach To Solving Inequality, With James Heckman
Apr 13, 2023Over his distinguished career, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman has dedicated his research to understanding and solving the problem of inequality. He has closely studied how investing in ea...
How The Food Industry Created Today’s Obesity Crisis, With Marion Nestle
Mar 30, 2023In today's grocery stores, you can find more sugary snacks, artificial ingredients, and ultra-processed packaged foods. At the same time, the United States has seen an increase in obesity, which is co...
Why Your Gut Health Is So Important, With Cathryn Nagler And Eric Pamer
Mar 16, 2023Link to the advertised Chicago Booth Review podcast: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/podcast?source=cbr-sn-cap-camp:podcast23-20230320 Follow Big Brains: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...
Why Mourning Is Essential To Our Well-Being, With Jonathan Lear
Mar 02, 2023Mourning is an inevitable part of our human existence. But what exactly does it mean to mourn, and why is it an essential part of our well-being and survival? These questions have long fascinated Prof...
The History of Black Cinema Re-examined, With Jacqueline Stewart
Feb 16, 2023Follow Big Brains: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/big-brains-podcast/ X: https://x.com/BigBrainsUC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...
The Scientific Secret To A Happy Life, With Marc Schulz
Feb 02, 2023What is the key to living a happy and fulfilling life? The answer is actually quite simple, according to the two scholars behind the longest scientific study of happiness every conducted. Beginning in...