Big Brains

University of Chicago Podcast Network

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.

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Big Brains

Episodes (214)

Friday Could Data Centers Break Our Power Grid? with Andrew Chien
Feb 19th Remarkable New Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries, with Mohamad Bydon
Feb 5th Can You Improve Your Working Memory and Attention? with Edward Awh

Big Brains

Mar 6, 2026
37 minutes
34 MB

Artificial intelligence may live in “the cloud,” but its footprint is firmly on the ground. As AI systems grow more powerful, the data centers that train and run them are consuming massive amounts of land, water and electricity—as well as reshaping regional power grids. What does this surge in demand mean for the environment, energy infrastructure, and the future of innovation? In this episode, we speak with UChicago computer scientist Andrew Chien, an expert in large-scale computing and cloud computing, about why these data centers require so much power, why they’re stirring such controversy—and whether th...

Big Brains

Could Data Centers Break Our Power Grid? with Andrew Chien

University of Chicago Podcast Network

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