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
Big Brains podcast: Defending campus free speech in a polarized age
Episode 119
Why the secret to health lies in the mind-body connection, with Ellen Langer
Big Brains podcast: Why the secret to health lies in the mind-body connection
Big Brains podcast: Why the secret to health lies in the mind-body connection
Episode 118
Phonics vs. whole word: The science of reading, with Adrian Johns
The complicated history of how we read—and ways it sparked the Reading Wars and anti-science rhetoric
Episode 117
How AI is transforming scientific research, with Rebecca Willett
Examining the possibilities—and the dangers—of this rapidly developing technology
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
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