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Brainwaves

Welcome to Brainwaves, a podcast exploring big ideas. The show is produced at the University of Colorado Boulder. Subscribe here:

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Recent Episodes

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Brainwaves: Video games and the serious business, art behind esports

March 10, 2020

Over a quarter of the world’s population is playing video games. What’s the big deal? And where do they go from here?

Read more about Brainwaves: Video games and the serious business, art behind esports

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Brainwaves: The state of music, from the Beatles to Gen Z

Feb. 26, 2020

On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to a music professor about the Beatles' infamous breakup and speak with the creator of the Middle 8 YouTube channel about his take on Beatlemania and how technology is changing the face of music today.

Read more about Brainwaves: The state of music, from the Beatles to Gen Z

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Brainwaves: Artificial intelligence can love you, kill you, but can’t replace you (yet)

Feb. 18, 2020

Is AI being held back by our own biases? We'll take a look at that, and the rush to connect weapons systems to AI that can’t tell right from wrong, in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

Read more about Brainwaves: Artificial intelligence can love you, kill you, but can’t replace you (yet)

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Brainwaves: Why you love your dog

Feb. 13, 2020

Can animals feel complex emotions like grief? How can your pet save your life? How can it be easier when you lose a pet? All that and more in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

Read more about Brainwaves: Why you love your dog

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CU Boulder Lab R.A.T.S.

CU Boulder's previous podcast, Lab R.A.T.S., featured short and sweet stories about the high-impact research and science carried out at CU Boulder, from the effects of light at night on children's sleep to political polarization around climate change. 

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