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

In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we check in with professional esports “shoutcaster” Devin “PiraTechnics” Younge, the Media Archaeology Lab at ����ֱ�� Boulder and a professor who made an arcade experience out of being cooped up in the office.

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April 10, 2020, will mark 50 years since the Beatles broke up.

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. And we ask a few 20-somethings: How many Beatles can you name? 

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Right now artificial intelligence can be programmed to find love, kill you or do parts of your job. But according to some experts, it's still only about as smart as an earth worm.

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

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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 on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

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And we're back! We kick off a new season of the Brainwaves podcast taking a look at movies ahead of the Academy Awards. We'll look at the environmental toll of filmmaking, ways movies can inspire us to be better, and we'll take another look at a longstanding debate: Is the Marvel franchise a hero or villain to American movie culture?

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We’re going on a break. On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we take a look back at interviews we’ve done on politics, concussions and impeachment. We plan to be back early next year with fresh, big ideas!

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What do changing demographics look like for swing states in 2020? How about candidate demographics? We’ll take a look at that, and a look back at the history of impeachment, in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast. Guests include political scientists Carey Stapleton and Ken Bickers, and gender expert Celeste Montoya.

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Two years after #MeToo lit up the internet, the Brainwaves podcast takes a look at where we are with the fight against sexual harassment, as well as where the movement is headed. We talk to Stefanie K. Johnson, a Leeds School of Business researcher, who studies sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. We also catch up with Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who broke the Harvey Weinstein story, kicking off the #MeToo era.

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We fall back to standard time pretty soon, the first weekend of November. But time might be up for daylight saving time as several states pass laws trying to end the semi-annual time switch.

In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we look at what science says about daylight saving time, including how it impacts your sleep, and increases your chances of a fatal car accident.

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Why do we get such a kick out of jumping out of our skin? In this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to horror writer Stephen Graham Jones.

Plus, we find out how the Halloween business works with Greg Reinke, a costume shop owner.

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