Unraveling the Mystery of Life’s Origins on Earth, with Jack Szostak (Ep. 61)
Harvard geneticist and Nobel laureate explores how we got here—and whether we’re alone in the universe
The Urgent Need to Reinvest in American Research, with Barbara Snyder (Ep. 60)
AAU president discusses how more federal funding can secure American innovation
How Alternate Reality Games Are Changing The Real World with Patrick Jagoda and Kristen Schilt (Ep. 59)
UChicago scholars design ARGs to address issues ranging from climate change to public health
What Remains Unanswered After The 2020 Election, with William Howell and Luigi Zingales (Ep. 58)
UChicago economist and political scientist discuss the polls, what lies ahead for Biden and the country post-Trump
When Governments Share Their Secrets—And When They Don't, with Austin Carson (Ep. 57)
Scholar discusses the political theater of foreign policy—and the case for declassifying intelligence
How We Can Fix a Fractured Supreme Court, with Geoffrey Stone (Ep. 56)
Legal scholar examines how nomination of Amy Coney Barrett could tip an increasingly politicized bench
Correcting History: Native Americans Tell Their Own Stories (Ep. 55)
How scholars helped a Chicago museum rethink its representation of Indigenous peoples
The Future of Voting And The 2020 Election, with Assoc. Prof. Anthony Fowler (Ep. 54)
A leading political scholar discusses voting by mail, mobile voting and why he thinks it should be illegal not to vote.
Why The Quantum Internet Could Change Everything, with David Awschalom (Ep. 53)
A world-renowned scientist explores quantum technology and why the future of quantum may be in Chicago
The Way You Talk—And What It Says About You, with Prof. Katherine Kinzler (Ep. 52)
A leading psychologist explains how speech creates and deepens social biases