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Trump and the Changing Power of the Presidency with William Howell
Episode 7
If you want to better understand how Trump has forever changed the American presidency, the history of impeachment, or how to fix the dysfunction in …
6 years, 11 months ago
How the Loss of Community Threatens Society With Raghuram Rajan
Episode 7
UChicago economist Raghuram Rajan became infamous for predicting the 2008 financial collapse three years before it happened.
Rajan says that there ar…
7 years ago
The Science of Conspiracy Theories And Political Polarization With Eric Oliver
Episode 6
The “birthers”, “Pizzagate”, anti-vaxxers. Since the election of Donald Trump, it’s seemed that belief in conspiracy theories is on the rise. At the …
7 years ago
A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker
Episode 5
Doctor Valluvan Jeevanandam says that transplantation is a “spiritual journey.” One person’s tragic loss leads to the another’s second chance at life…
7 years, 1 month ago
An Archaeological Riddle In The Sahara With Paul Sereno
Episode 4
When dinosaur hunter and paleontologist Paul Sereno discovered an ancient mass gravesite in the sands of the Sahara, he knew he had to excavate and s…
7 years, 1 month ago
Tiny Creatures, Big Discoveries With Nipam Patel
Episode 3
Since the late 1800s, if you were serious about studying biology you went to the Marine Biological Laboratory. The discoveries made there have led to…
7 years, 2 months ago
The Hidden Dangers of Artificial Intelligence with Ben Zhao
Episode 2
The development of artificial intelligence has begun to feel inevitable and promising. But University of Chicago computer scientist, Ben Zhao, has sp…
7 years, 2 months ago
Lessons From Our Country’s Largest School Closing with Eve L. Ewing
Episode 1
In her book Ghosts In The Schoolyard, University of Chicago scholar Eve Ewing asks a central question about the 2013 mass closings of Chicago Public…
7 years, 3 months ago
Simple Solutions To Address Social Issues with Harold Pollack
Episode 20
University of Chicago Professor Harold Pollack may be famous for his “financial index card”, but it’s his application of simple solutions to complex …
7 years, 3 months ago
What We’re Getting Wrong About Millennials With Cathy Cohen
Episode 19
Every election year, poll after poll tries to predict where millennials stand politically. But Prof. Cathy Cohen of the University of Chicago says so…
7 years, 4 months ago