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How To Stick To Your Resolutions, With Ayelet Fishbach
Episode 76
Every year many of us set New Year’s resolutions, and almost none of us actually follow through on them. In a year when fulfilling our goals and reso…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Overlooked History Of Black Cinema, With Jacqueline Stewart
Episode 75
Prof. Jacqueline Stewart’s career has examined the histories of overlooked Black filmmakers and Black audiences. Last year, the University of Chicago…
4 years, 5 months ago
Engineering A Cure For Cancer With Melody Swartz & Jeffrey Hubbell
Episode 74
The race to cure cancer has been running a long time, but two University of Chicago scientists are working to bring it closer to the finish line. Thi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Confronting Gun Violence With Data, With Jens Ludwig
Episode 73
There’s something strange happening with violent crime in America. Incidents are reaching levels they haven’t hit in decades, and nobody seems to kno…
4 years, 6 months ago
Best Of: Why Talking to Strangers Will Make You Happier With Nicholas Epley
Episode 72
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Most people say they’d want to read minds. But Prof. Nicholas Epley of the University of Chicago …
4 years, 6 months ago
Unlocking The Secrets Of Black Holes, With Andrea Ghez
Episode 71
If you know anything about black holes, it may come as a surprise to learn that there’s actually one lurking at the center of our galaxy. It was unco…
4 years, 6 months ago
Do Your Genes Determine Your Success In Life? With Kathryn Paige Harden
Episode 70
Experts say we’re living through a renaissance in genetics research. The Human Genome project has explained our most fundamental genetics, CRISPR gen…
4 years, 7 months ago
How The UN Aims To Save Humanity, With Chris Williams And Luis Bettencourt
Episode 69
It feels like our world has never faced so many crisis all at the same time, and trying to solve them at once seems impossible. But, in 2015, the Uni…
4 years, 7 months ago
Combating Our Global Water Crisis Using AI, with Junhong Chen
Episode 68
There are a lot of problems in our world today, but if our water systems aren’t working, everything else takes a backseat. From a lack of freshwater …
4 years, 8 months ago
Revolutionizing Technology at the Nanoscale, with Paul Alivisatos
Episode 67
Sometimes, the biggest discoveries have to do with the smallest things. In this case, we’re talking nano. Specifically, nanocrystals. World-renowned …
4 years, 8 months ago