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Why We Die—And How We Can Live Longer, with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishan Big Brains
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Why We Die—And How We Can Live Longer, with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishan

They’re perhaps the oldest questions in the science: Why do we die? And could we find a way to...

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What Dogs Are Teaching Us About Aging, with Daniel Promislow Big Brains
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What Dogs Are Teaching Us About Aging, with Daniel Promislow

Every dog owner has faced the hard realization that their dog won’t live as long as they do, but...

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Where Has Alzheimer’s Research Gone Wrong? with Karl Herrup Big Brains
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Where Has Alzheimer’s Research Gone Wrong? with Karl Herrup

For more than a century, scientists have been studying Alzheimer’s disease and developing...

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Why Breeding Millions of Mosquitoes Could Help Save Lives Big Brains
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Why Breeding Millions of Mosquitoes Could Help Save Lives

Mosquito-borne diseases are one of the greatest global health threats, infecting around 700...

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Why Shaming Other Countries Often Backfires, with Rochelle Terman Big Brains
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Why Shaming Other Countries Often Backfires, with Rochelle Terman

How do you stop a government from continuing to commit human rights abuses? You could take them...

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Can Trump Legally Be President?, with William Baude Big Brains
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Can Trump Legally Be President?, with William Baude

The Supreme Court’s decision on whether Colorado can take former President Donald Trump off the...

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What Our Hand Gestures Reveal About Our Thoughts, with Susan Goldin-Meadow Big Brains
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What Our Hand Gestures Reveal About Our Thoughts, with Susan Goldin-Meadow

Language shapes our world. But when we speak, there is actually a secret conversation happening...

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Psychedelics Without Hallucinations: A New Mental Health Treatment? with David E. Olson Big Brains
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Psychedelics Without Hallucinations: A New Mental Health Treatment? with David E. Olson

The United States is facing a real mental health crisis. In the last few years, one possible...

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The Science Of Happiness Big Brains
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The Science Of Happiness

The Big Brains team is taking some time off during the holidays but for all those travelers out...

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Do We Really Have Free Will? With Robert Sapolsky Big Brains
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Do We Really Have Free Will? With Robert Sapolsky

Here’s the question you’re going to be asking for the next 30 minutes: Did I freely choose to...

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A Radical Solution To Address Climate Change, with David Keith Big Brains
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A Radical Solution To Address Climate Change, with David Keith

Climate change can feel like an impossible crisis these days. Every week there is some new report...

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How PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Are Harming Our Health, with Linda Birnbaum Big Brains
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How PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Are Harming Our Health, with Linda Birnbaum

By now, you've probably heard about the dangers of PFAS “forever chemicals.” These chemicals are...

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Are We Worse People Than We Used To Be? With Adam Mastroianni Big Brains
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Are We Worse People Than We Used To Be? With Adam Mastroianni

How many times have you heard this phrase: “Back in the day, people were nicer” or “People aren’t...

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Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt On The Secret To Making Tough Choices Big Brains
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Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt On The Secret To Making Tough Choices

Of the academic books that have become household names, “Freakonomics” must be at the top of the...

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Will Political Violence Destroy Our Democracy?, With Robert Pape Big Brains
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Will Political Violence Destroy Our Democracy?, With Robert Pape

Since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, University of Chicago Prof. Robert Pape has...

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Defending Campus Free Speech In A Polarized Age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg Big Brains
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Defending Campus Free Speech In A Polarized Age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg

Free speech is probably one of the most polarizing public topics of debate. And those arguments...

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Why The Secret To Health Lies In The Mind-body Connection, with Ellen Langer Big Brains
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Why The Secret To Health Lies In The Mind-body Connection, with Ellen Langer

Can you heal faster just by tricking your brain? Could you lose weight with only a change of...

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Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns Big Brains
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Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns

Reading is one of the most significant practices in the modern age of information, but it has a...

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How AI Is Transforming Scientific Research, With Rebecca Willett Big Brains
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How AI Is Transforming Scientific Research, With Rebecca Willett

One of the first areas to be affected by AI has been science. Researchers have already started to...

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How AI Could Change The Law Big Brains
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How AI Could Change The Law

AI promises to change every part of our society, but one area that has already started to be...

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