Quantum technology could transform medicineâfrom cancer research to drug approvals. OnâȘ@thebigbrainspodcastâŹ, UChicago Prof. Greg Engel explains how this emerging tech is reshaping the future of biology and health care. watch video on watch page
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âItâs a cosmic perspective that changes how you see life on Earth.â
On âȘ@thebigbrainspodcastâŹ, UChicago Prof. Jacob Bean reflects on what studying distant planets teaches us about our own Earthly fragilityâand our shared humanity.
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Show your support for UChicago and the Big Brains podcast, which has been nominated for a prestigious Webby Award. Vote here for the podcast, which highlights the impact of breakthrough research at UChicago and beyond: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/sâŠ
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Prof. Ariel Kalil of UChicago's Harris School of Public Policy, conducted research on how merely 15 minutes of parental interaction can significantly influence a child's development. On Big Brains, Kalil shares why the nudge might pay off in the long runâand how her research is evolving with AI. watch video on watch page
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What role do parents play in their children's success in school? UChicago Prof. Ariel Kalil examines how simple interactionsâlike reading 15 minutes a dayâcan close the achievement gap and spark learning. news.uchicago.edu/big-brains-podcast-science-behinâŠ
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Want more conversations from the Big Brains podcast? Subscribe to our new âȘ@thebigbrainspodcast⏠YouTube channel to watch our guests and host discuss breakthrough research. watch video on watch page
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What if we could forecast the economy like we do the weather? Prof. J. Doyne Farmer of Oxford University is using big data to create models to do just thatâcreating a new branch of economics that uses chaos theory to predict the unpredictable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzvx0...
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Join us at 11 a.m. CT for a virtual news conference at UChicago honoring Prof. James A. Robinson, the 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Set a reminder: youtube.com/live/OBQzHJq5cpQ
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âDreams ⊠they always start from a place of passion.â
In the latest season of âȘ@FXNetworksâŹ' âThe Bear,â Uncle Jimmy lectures Carmy about the breakthrough discoveries at UChicagoâand the field-defining scholars behind them.
Watch him explain carbon datingâone of the topics featured in the UChicago series âThe Day Tomorrow Began.â
(Contains strong language)
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Now Available: Watch the videos from the Launch of the Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression âȘ@thechicagoforum⏠on YouTube.
Full playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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