Big Brains
Episodes
What Makes Us Uniquely Human with Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri wants to do the near impossible: map the entire human brain. That means identifying each of the trillions of neural conn...
From Sci-Fi to Reality, Quantum Technology with David Awschalom
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Awschalom is one of the world’s leading scientists studying the growing field of quantum engineering, turning what was once in the realm of sc...
Future of Higher Education and College Access with Robert J. Zimmer
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As president of the University of Chicago, Robert J. Zimmer has a unique view to the challenges and opportunities facing higher education, and one of ...
The Hidden Abuse of U.S. Immigration with Claudia Flores
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
UChicago Law professor Claudia Flores has spent a career advocating for human rights of vulnerable populations around the world, from East Timor to Me...
SCOTUS Nears Unimaginable Era with Geoffrey Stone
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
UChicago Law professor Geoffrey Stone has an intimate knowledge of the Supreme Court. From his time as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice William J...
Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast featuring Valerie Jarrett and Marianne Bertrand
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special Convocation edition podcast from the UChicago Podcast Network, featuring the full speeches given by Class Day speaker Valerie Jarrett, disti...
Special University of Chicago Convocation Podcast with Student Speaker Andrea Popova
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special Convocation edition podcast from the UChicago Podcast Network, featuring an interview with student speaker Andrea Popova, followed by the co...
Economist’s Journey to the Nobel with Richard Thaler
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Thaler has been dubbed one of the "founding fathers" of behavioral economics, bridging the gap between psychology and economics, and in 2017 h...
Future of Energy Innovation with Michael Polsky
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When UChicago alumnus Michael Polsky first ventured into the field of renewable energy in 2003 with his company Invenergy, he thought they had missed ...
The Expanding Universe with Wendy Freedman
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Freedman spent part of her career measuring the age of the universe. Now she’s working on a project that may very well give scientists a chanc...
Nature’s Design Secrets with Rama Ranganathan
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the smallest proteins of cells to entire ecosystems, nature might be the most sophisticated engineer on earth. Researchers like UChicago molecula...
Mind of a Virtuoso Composer with Augusta Read Thomas
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To say Augusta Read Thomas is prolific is an understatement. A past Grammy Award winner and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music, Thomas has been ...
Myths of U.S. Health Care with Katherine Baicker
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Health care expansion. It's one of the most contentious issues in American politics. Katherine Baicker is Dean of the Harris School at the University ...
Discovering the Missing Link with Neil Shubin
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin spent six years in the Arctic searching for a fossil that could be a missing link between sea and land animals. In ...
Big Brains Trailer
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Big Brains tells the stories behind the pioneering research and breakthroughs reshaping our world. The show is produced out of the University of Chica...