Big Brains

Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die.

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Every guest on Big Brains

161 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Michael Levin

   How We Could Regrow Limbs And Organs, with Michael Levin · Apr 2023

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   Kathryn Paige Harden

   Do Your Genes Determine Your Success In Life? With Kathryn Paige Harden · Nov 2021

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   Robert Pape

   Will Political Violence Destroy Our Democracy?, With Robert Pape · Oct 2023

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   Ada Palmer

   What Historic Pandemics Could Teach Us About Coronavirus, with Ada Palmer · Jun 2020

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   Chris Blattman

   Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman · 2 episodes

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   Avi Loeb

   Taking Aliens Seriously, with Avi Loeb · May 2021

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   Robert Sapolsky

   Do We Really Have Free Will? With Robert Sapolsky · Dec 2023

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   Adam Mastroianni

   Are We Worse People Than We Used To Be? With Adam Mastroianni · Nov 2023

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   Ayelet Fishbach

   How To Stick To Your Resolutions, With Ayelet Fishbach · Jan 2022

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    Adam Alter

    Feeling Stuck? Here’s How To Achieve a Breakthrough, with Adam Alter · Jun 2024

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    Kara Swisher

    The ‘Five Horsemen of the Techpocalypse’ with Kara Swisher · Apr 2021

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    James Doty

    How to Manifest Your Destiny with the Late James Doty · 2 episodes

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    Kathleen Belew

    The Unknown History Of The White Power Movement With Kathleen Belew · 2 episodes

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    Ben Zhao

    Fighting Back Against AI Piracy, with Ben Zhao and Heather Zheng · 2 episodes

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    Hal Weitzman

    How Tax Dodging And Corporate Secrecy Found A Home In Delaware, With Hal Weitzman · Jun 2022

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    John List

    Why Big Ideas Fail To Scale—And How To Fix It With John List · 3 episodes

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    Katy Milkman

    Follow Through On Next Year's Resolutions Using Science With Katy Milkman · 2 episodes

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    Michael Greenstone

    A Surprising Economic Solution To Climate Change With Michael Greenstone · 2 episodes

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    Richard Thaler

    Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler · Jun 2018

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    Cass Sunstein

    The Deadly Flaw In Our Judgment, With Cass Sunstein · Jul 2021

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    Jack Szostak

    Life’s Mysterious Origins With Jack Szostak · 2 episodes

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    Jens Ludwig

    How To Stop Gun Violence Before It Starts, with Jens Ludwig · 2 episodes

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    Venki Ramakrishnan

    Why We Die—And How We Can Live Longer, with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan · Apr 2024

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    Anthony Fauci

    Anthony Fauci On What We Need To Get Over COVID-19 · Mar 2021

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    Ellen Langer

    Why The Secret To Health Lies In The Mind-body Connection, with Ellen Langer · Sep 2023

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    Marc Berman

    How to Use Nature to Restore Your Focus, with Marc Berman · 2 episodes

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    Marion Nestle

    How The Food Industry Created Today’s Obesity Crisis, With Marion Nestle · Mar 2023

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    Mary-Frances O'Connor

    Can You Really Die of a Broken Heart? The Hidden Dangers of Grief, with Mary Frances O'Connor · Apr 2025

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    Bill Browder

    The Man Who Fought To Sanction Putin And Russian Oligarchs, with Bill Browder · 2 episodes

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    David Axelrod

    David Axelrod on Why ‘Democracy is Messy’ and the Future of Politics · Nov 2018

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    Eric Oliver

    Why Knowing Your True Self Is So Difficult, with Eric Oliver · 2 episodes

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    Harold Pollack

    Simple Solutions To Address Social Issues with Harold Pollack · Feb 2019

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    James Heckman

    A Nobelist’s Controversial Approach To Solving Inequality, With James Heckman · Apr 2023

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    Jonah Berger

    Magic words: Can What You Say Help You Get Your way? with Jonah Berger · Jun 2023

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    Neil Shubin

    The Missing Link In Evolution with Neil Shubin · 2 episodes

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    Nicholas Epley

    Our Untapped Superpower: Connecting With Others, with Nicholas Epley · 3 episodes

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    Pat Brown

    A Scientist’s Beef With The Meat Industry, With Impossible Foods’ Pat Brown · Jul 2021

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    Raghuram Rajan

    The Imbalance In Our Society With Raghuram Rajan · 2 episodes

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    Valerie Jarrett

    Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand · Jun 2018

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    J. Doyne Farmer

    Can We Predict The Unpredictable? with J. Doyne Farmer · Nov 2024

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