Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover this podcast and so much more

    Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

    Big Brains

    Big Brains

    Big Brains

    ratings:
    Length:
    165 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Translating groundbreaking research into digestible brain food. Big Brains, little bites. Produced by the University of Chicago Podcast Network & Winner of CASE "Grand Gold" award in 2022, Gold award in 2021, and named Adweek's "Best Branded Podcast" in 2020.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 165 episodes

    Title

    How To Manifest Your Future Using Neuroscience, with James Doty

    We've all heard the phrase "Manifest Your Destiny" when it comes to wanting that new pr...

    31 minutes
    		May 02, 2024

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

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

    32 minutes
    		Apr 18, 2024

    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 the...

    32 minutes
    		Apr 04, 2024

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

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

    29 minutes
    		Mar 21, 2024

    Why Breeding Millions of Mosquitoes Could Help Save Lives

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

    30 minutes
    		Mar 07, 2024

    Why Shaming Other Countries Often Backfires, with Rochelle Terman

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

    33 minutes
    		Feb 22, 2024

    Can Trump Legally Be President?, with William Baude

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

    36 minutes
    		Feb 06, 2024

    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 h...

    26 minutes
    		Jan 25, 2024

    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 pos...

    32 minutes
    		Jan 11, 2024

    The Science Of Happiness

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

    29 minutes
    		Dec 28, 2023