Episode 116
How your brain benefits from music, with Larry Sherman
Scholar explains the neuroscience of how listening to and playing music builds our mind
Episode 115
Magic words: Can what you say help you get your way? with Jonah Berger
Scholar examines the power of language—and how you use it—can change your life
Episode 114
Providing basic health insurance for every American, with Katherine Baicker
Big Brains podcast: Providing basic health insurance for every American
Big Brains podcast: Providing basic health insurance for every American
Episode 113
The hidden truths about sexuality and gender in the medieval world, with Roland Betancourt
Scholar of Byzantine era uncovers the lost history about queer and trans lives in the Middle Ages
Episode 112
How bioelectricity could regrow limbs and organs, with Michael Levin
Biologist’s innovative research on how cells rebuild themselves could be the future of regenerative medicine
Episode 111
A Nobelist’s controversial approach to solving inequality, with James Heckman
Economist examines how investments in early childhood help kids flourish
Episode 110
How the food industry created today’s obesity crisis, with Marion Nestle
Scholar and critic discusses how politics in food and processed foods is impacting our health
Episode 109
Why your gut health is so important, with Cathryn Nagler and Eric Pamer
Scientists discuss what we now know about building your microbiome, food allergies and probiotics
Episode 108
Why Mourning Is Essential to Our Well-Being, with Jonathan Lear
Philosopher discusses how mourning helps us find meaning
Episode 84
The overlooked history of Black cinema, with Jacqueline Stewart
Academy Museum’s artistic leader examines how films help contextualize Black history
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