# Big Brains

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Author: University of Chicago Podcast Network
Episodes: 222

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [What Our Trash Problem Says About Our Culture, with Sarah Newman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/what-our-trash-problem-says-about-our-culture-with-sarah-newman) — 2026-06-25T12:00:00+00:00
- [How Websites Trick You Using ‘Dark Patterns’ with Marshini Chetty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/how-websites-trick-you-using-dark-patterns) — 2026-06-11T12:00:00+00:00
- [Quantum Technology, Explained: A Big Brains Live Event](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/quantum-technology-explained-a-big-brains-live-event) — 2026-05-28T12:00:00+00:00
- [Our Untapped Superpower: Connecting With Others, with Nicholas Epley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/our-untapped-superpower-connecting-with-others-with-nicholas-epley) — 2026-05-14T12:00:00+00:00
- [Why the Fed Matters Now More Than Ever, with Douglas Diamond](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-the-fed-matters-now-more-than-ever-with-douglas-diamond) — 2026-04-30T12:00:00+00:00
- [Anxious? Avoidant? How to Build More Secure Relationships](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/anxious-avoidant-how-to-build-more-secure-relationships) — 2026-04-16T12:00:00+00:00
- [Could AI Models Forecast Extreme Weather Events? with Pedram Hassanzadeh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/could-ai-models-forecast-extreme-weather-events-with-pedram-hassanzadeh) — 2026-04-02T12:00:00+00:00
- [Are Judges Too Powerful? The Rise of Universal Injunctions, with Samuel Bray](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/are-judges-too-powerful-the-rise-of-universal-injunctions-with-samuel-bray) — 2026-03-19T12:00:00+00:00
- [Could Data Centers Break Our Power Grid? with Andrew Chien](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/could-data-centers-break-our-power-grid-with-andrew-chien) — 2026-03-06T13:00:00+00:00
- [Remarkable New Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries, with Mohamad Bydon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/remarkable-new-treatments-for-spinal-cord-injuries-with-mohamad-bydon) — 2026-02-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can You Improve Your Working Memory and Attention? with Edward Awh](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/can-you-improve-your-working-memory-and-attention-with-edward-awh) — 2026-02-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Knowing Your True Self Is So Difficult, with Eric Oliver](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-knowing-your-true-self-is-so-difficult-with-eric-oliver) — 2026-01-22T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Breakthrough Quantum Sensor That Sees Inside Your Cells, with Peter Maurer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/the-breakthrough-quantum-sensor-that-sees-inside-your-cells-with-peter-maurer) — 2026-01-08T13:00:00+00:00
- [How to Manifest Your Destiny with the Late James Doty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/how-to-manifest-your-destiny-with-the-late-james-doty) — 2025-12-29T13:00:00+00:00
- [What Makes Music Go Viral—From AI to Taylor Swift](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/what-makes-music-go-viral-from-ai-to-taylor-swift) — 2025-12-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [How Wearable Tech Will Heighten Our Senses and Abilities, with Pedro Lopes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/how-wearable-tech-will-heighten-our-senses-and-abilities-with-pedro-lopes) — 2025-11-24T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Are More Women Saying No To Having Kids? With Peggy O'Donnell Heffington](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-are-more-women-saying-no-to-having-kids-with-peggy-o-donnell-heffington) — 2025-11-13T13:00:00+00:00
- [How Full-Body MRIs Could Predict Your Long-Term Health, with Daniel Sodickson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/how-full-body-mris-could-predict-your-long-term-health-with-daniel-sodickson) — 2025-10-30T11:00:00+00:00
- [Is There Such A Thing As A Psychopath?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-psychopath) — 2025-10-16T11:00:00+00:00
- [Why We Haven’t Solved Brain Disorders—And How To Fix It, with Nicole Rust](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-we-haven-t-solved-brain-disorders-and-how-to-fix-it-with-nicole-rust) — 2025-10-02T12:00:00+00:00
- [Life On Mars: Is It Possible For Humans? with Edwin Kite](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/life-on-mars-is-it-possible-for-humans-with-edwin-kite) — 2025-09-19T12:00:00+00:00
- [How To Use Nature To Restore Your Focus, with Marc Berman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/how-to-use-nature-to-restore-your-focus-with-marc-berman) — 2025-09-04T12:00:00+00:00
- [Could Plants Unlock Quantum Medicine’s Potential? with Greg Engel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/could-plants-unlock-quantum-medicine-s-potential-with-greg-engel) — 2025-08-21T12:00:00+00:00
- [How Microplastics Are Invading Our Bodies, with Matthew Campen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/how-microplastics-are-invading-our-bodies-with-matthew-campen) — 2025-08-07T12:00:00+00:00
- [Why We Get Stuck—And How to Finally Move Forward](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/why-we-get-stuck-and-how-to-finally-move-forward) — 2025-07-24T12:00:00+00:00
- [Inside the AI Debate: Hope, Hype, Or Harm? A Big Brains Panel Weighs In](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-brains-1022699/inside-the-ai-debate-hope-hype-or-harm-a-big-brains-panel-weighs-in) — 2025-07-10T12:00:00+00:00

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