216 - Could AI Models Forecast Extreme Weather Events? with Pedram Hassanzadeh
Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die.
216 - Could AI Models Forecast Extreme Weather Events? with Pedram Hassanzadeh
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Big Brains explores the groundbreaking research and discoveries that are changing our world. In each episode, we talk to leading experts and unpack their work in straightforward terms. Interesting conversations that cover a gamut of topics from how music affects our brains to what happens after we die.
Episodes
216-
Could AI Models Forecast Extreme Weather Events? with Pedram Hassanzadeh
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Thu, 2 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000
215-
Are Judges Too Powerful? The Rise of Universal Injunctions, with Samuel Bray
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Thu, 19 Mar 2026
214-
Could Data Centers Break Our Power Grid? with Andrew Chien
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Fri, 6 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000
213-
Remarkable New Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries, with Mohamad Bydon
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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
212-
Can You Improve Your Working Memory and Attention? with Edward Awh
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Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000
211-
Why Knowing Your True Self Is So Difficult, with Eric Oliver
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Thu, 22 Jan 2026
210-
The Breakthrough Quantum Sensor That Sees Inside Your Cells, with Peter Maurer
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Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000
209-
How to Manifest Your Destiny with the Late James Doty
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Mon, 29 Dec 2025
208-
What Makes Music Go Viral—From AI to Taylor Swift
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025
207-
How Wearable Tech Will Heighten Our Senses and Abilities, with Pedro Lopes
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Mon, 24 Nov 2025
206-
Why Are More Women Saying No To Having Kids? With Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025
205-
How Full-Body MRIs Could Predict Your Long-Term Health, with Daniel Sodickson
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025
204-
Is There Such A Thing As A Psychopath?
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Thu, 16 Oct 2025
203-
Why We Haven’t Solved Brain Disorders—And How To Fix It, with Nicole Rust
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Thu, 2 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000
202-
Life On Mars: Is It Possible For Humans? with Edwin Kite
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Fri, 19 Sep 2025
201-
How To Use Nature To Restore Your Focus, with Marc Berman
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Thu, 4 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000
200-
Could Plants Unlock Quantum Medicine’s Potential? with Greg Engel
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025
199-
How Microplastics Are Invading Our Bodies, with Matthew Campen
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Thu, 7 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000
198-
Why We Get Stuck—And How to Finally Move Forward
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Thu, 24 Jul 2025
197-
Inside the AI Debate: Hope, Hype, Or Harm? A Big Brains Panel Weighs In
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Thu, 10 Jul 2025
196-
Are Your Medications Safe And Effective?, with Jerry Avorn
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Thu, 26 Jun 2025
195-
Are We Making AI Too Human?, with James Evans
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Thu, 12 Jun 2025
194-
Inside The Disease That Changes Your Personality, with Bruce Miller
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Thu, 29 May 2025
193-
Meet The ‘Planet Hunter’ Searching For Alien Life, with Jacob Bean
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Thu, 15 May 2025
192-
How To Stop Gun Violence Before It Starts, with Jens Ludwig
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Thu, 1 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000
191-
Can Your DNA Predict Your Future?, with Dalton Conley
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Thu, 17 Apr 2025
190-
Can You Really Die of a Broken Heart? The Hidden Dangers of Grief, with Mary Frances O'Connor
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Thu, 3 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000
189-
The Science Behind Raising Successful Kids, with Ariel Kalil
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Thu, 20 Mar 2025
188-
Do Animals Understand Death?, with Susana Monsó
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Thu, 6 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000
187-
Why Measles Is Resurging—And The Rise Of Vaccine Hesitancy, with Adam Ratner
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Thu, 20 Feb 2025
186-
The Little-Known Secrets To A Good Life, with Shigehiro Oishi
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Thu, 6 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000
185-
How Bioelectronics Could Heal Our Bodies And Minds, with Bozhi Tian
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Thu, 23 Jan 2025
184-
Could A Fungal Pandemic Be “The Last of Us?", with Arturo Casadevall
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Thu, 9 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000
183-
The "Magic Words" That Turn Resolutions Into Reality
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Thu, 2 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000
182-
What’s The Truth About Alcohol’s Benefits And Risks? with Tim Stockwell
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Thu, 19 Dec 2024
181-
What Happens When We Die? with Sam Parnia
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Thu, 5 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000
180-
The Illusion of Moral Decline
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024
179-
Can We Predict The Unpredictable? with J. Doyne Farmer
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Thu, 14 Nov 2024
178-
Unlocking The Secrets Of ‘SuperAgers’, with Emily Rogalski
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Thu, 31 Oct 2024
177-
2024 Nobel Laureate Explains What Makes Countries Fail Or Succeed, with James A. Robinson
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Thu, 17 Oct 2024
176-
Why Can’t Scientists Agree On The Age Of The Universe? with Wendy Freedman
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Thu, 3 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000
175-
What Are We Getting Wrong About Young Voters?, with Cathy Cohen
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Thu, 19 Sep 2024
174-
Why Are More Women Saying No To Having Kids? With Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
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Thu, 5 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000
173-
How Homeownership Shaped Race In America, with Adrienne Brown
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Thu, 22 Aug 2024
172-
Fighting Back Against AI Piracy, with Ben Zhao and Heather Zheng
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Thu, 8 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000
171-
The Bioelectric Future of Regenerative Medicine
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024
170-
Is Mindfulness The Secret To Health?
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Thu, 11 Jul 2024
169-
Feeling Stuck? Here’s How To Achieve a Breakthrough, with Adam Alter
Listened
Thu, 27 Jun 2024
168-
What Makes Something Memorable (or Forgettable?) with Wilma Bainbridge
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Thu, 13 Jun 2024
167-
Learning To Speak To Whales Using AI, with David Gruber