Episode List

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

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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The man who fought to sanction Putin and Russian oligarchs, with Bill Browder

The man who fought to sanction Putin and Russian oligarchs, with Bill Browder

Episode 87

Why big ideas fail to scale—and how to fix it, with John List

Why Big Ideas Fail To Scale—And How To Fix It, with John List (Ep. 87)

Episode 86

Could personalizing laws make society more just? with Omri Ben-Shahar

Exploring the benefits and pitfalls of using big data to tailor different rules to different people

Episode 85

How to stick to your resolutions, with Ayelet Fishbach

New book explores science of setting goals, achieving success and learning from failure

Episode 83

Engineering A Cure For Cancer, with Jeffrey Hubbell and Melody Swartz

How immunotherapy is changing everything

Episode 82

Confronting gun violence with data, with Jens Ludwig

Director of Crime Lab explains evidence behind community-based solutions to violent crime

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