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Freakonomics’ Steven Levitt On The Secret To Making Tough Choices
Episode 126
Of the academic books that have become household names, “Freakonomics” must be at the top of the list. The 2005 book by University of Chicago scholar…
2 years, 7 months ago
Will Political Violence Destroy Our Democracy?, With Robert Pape
Episode 125
Since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, University of Chicago Prof. Robert Pape has been closely observing the threats to our democracy. N…
2 years, 8 months ago
Defending Campus Free Speech In A Polarized Age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg
Episode 124
Free speech is probably one of the most polarizing public topics of debate. And those arguments only become more intense when it comes to free expres…
2 years, 8 months ago
Why The Secret To Health Lies In The Mind-body Connection, with Ellen Langer
Episode 123
Can you heal faster just by tricking your brain? Could you lose weight with only a change of mindset? Could you think yourself into being younger? If…
2 years, 9 months ago
Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns
Episode 122
Reading is one of the most significant practices in the modern age of information, but it has a complicated history. Scientists began studying readin…
2 years, 9 months ago
How AI Is Transforming Scientific Research, With Rebecca Willett
Episode 121
One of the first areas to be affected by AI has been science. Researchers have already started to integrate these new technologies into their work, b…
2 years, 10 months ago
How AI Could Change The Law
Episode 120
AI promises to change every part of our society, but one area that has already started to be affected is law. And AI may do more than just upend the …
2 years, 10 months ago
How AI Can Predict Future Scientific Discoveries
Episode 119
Science is facing a perplexing problem. Although there are far more scientists today than ever before, publishing research at a faster and faster pac…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Uncovered History of Space Travel & Its Privatized Future
Episode 118
Everyone is talking about the upcoming summer blockbuster, Oppenheimer. We are always incredibly captivated by behind the curtain looks at some of th…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Health Costs of Air Pollution
Episode 117
Many cities in the US have been experiencing smoky and hazy skies lately. Some of you have probably been affected by poor air quality due to the ongo…
2 years, 11 months ago