Episode 129
Can Trump legally be president?, with William Baude
Big Brains podcast: Can Trump Legally Be President?
Episode 128
What our hands reveal about our thoughts, with Susan Goldin-Meadow
Psychologist examines the secret conversations we have through gestures
Episode 127
Psychedelics without the hallucinations: A new mental health treatment? with David E. Olson
Scientist examines how non-hallucinogenic drugs could be used to treat depression, addiction and anxiety
Episode 126
Do we really have free will? with Robert Sapolsky
Renowned scholar argues that biology doesn’t shape our actions; it completely controls them
Episode 125
A radical solution to address climate change, with David Keith
Solar geoengineering technology holds possibilities and pitfalls, renowned scientist argues
Episode 124
How PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are harming our health, with Linda Birnbaum
Big Brains podcast: How PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are harming our health
Episode 123
Are we worse people than we used to be? with Adam Mastroianni
Psychologist examines whether we’re less kind—and if our moral decline may be an illusion
Episode 122
Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt on the secret to making tough choices
From flipping a coin to make decisions to using GPS to solve crime, data scientist sees world differently
Episode 121
Will political violence destroy our democracy? with Robert Pape
Big Brains podcast: Will political violence destroy our democracy?
Episode 120
Defending campus free speech in a polarized age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg
Big Brains podcast: Defending campus free speech in a polarized age