Episode 97
Do Animals Dream? with David M. Peña-Guzmán
Scholar explores the science behind animal consciousness
Episode 96
Extreme Heat Waves: Why Are They Surging? with Noboru Nakamura
Research examines—and could help predict—extreme weather events around the world
Episode 95
Why Air Pollution Is Cutting Years Off Our Lives, with Christa Hasenkopf and Anant Sudarshan
Scholars behind Air Quality Life Index report warn of threat to our global health
Episode 94
How tax dodging and corporate secrecy found a home in Delaware, with Hal Weitzman
Scholar examines how the wealthy, global corporations exploit tax loopholes in the tiny U.S. state
Episode 93
Why Countries Choose War Over Peace, with Chris Blattman
Studying gangs and political enemies, scholar tries to understand why we fight—and how to stop conflict
Episode 92
From green burials to DIY funerals, how death in America is changing with Shannon Lee Dawdy
From green burials to DIY funerals, how death in America is changing
From green burials to DIY funerals, how death in America is changing
Episode 91
Why we need to invest in parents during a child's earliest years, with Dana Suskind
Big Brains podcast: Why we need to invest in parents during a child's earliest years
Big Brains podcast: Why we need to invest in parents during a child's earliest years
Episode 90
The troubling rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, with Christopher Murray
Global health expert warns about a potential ‘pandemic in the shadows’
Episode 89
Is scientific progress slowing? with James Evans
Is scientific progress slowing? with James Evans (Ep. 88)
Episode 88
Could we vaccinate against opioid addiction? with Sandra Comer and Marco Pravetoni
Could we vaccinate against opioid addiction?
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