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165. The Economist Who (Gasp!) Asks People What They Think


Episode 165


Stefanie Stantcheva’s approach seemed like career suicide. In fact, it won her the John Bates Clark Medal. She talks to fellow winner Steve Levitt about why she uses methods that most of the professi…


Published on 6 hours ago

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Rick Rubin on How to Make Something Great (Update)


Episode 103


From recording some of the first rap hits to revitalizing Johnny Cash's career, the legendary producer has had an extraordinary creative life. In this episode he talks about his new book and his art-…


Published on 1 week ago

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164. Unravelling the Universe, Again


Episode 164


More than two decades ago, Adam Riess’s Nobel Prize-winning work fundamentally changed our understanding of the universe. His new work is reshaping cosmology for a second time.

 

RESOURCES:Adam Riess, …


Published on 2 weeks ago

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163. The Data Sleuth Taking on Shoddy Science


Episode 163


Uri Simonsohn is a behavioral science professor who wants to improve standards in his field — so he’s made a sideline of investigating fraudulent academic research. He tells Steve Levitt, who's spent…


Published on 4 weeks ago

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Arne Duncan Says All Kids Deserve a Chance — and Criminals Deserve a Second One (Update)


Episode 43


Former U.S. Secretary of Education, 3x3 basketball champion, and leader of an anti-gun violence organization are all on Arne’s resume. He’s also Steve’s neighbor. The two talk about teachers caught c…


Published on 1 month ago

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162. Will We Solve the Climate Problem?


Episode 162


Kate Marvel spends her days playing with climate models, which she says are “like a very expensive version of The Sims.” As a physicist she gets tired of being asked to weigh in on economics, geopoli…


Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

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161. How to Captivate an Audience


Episode 161


Twenty years ago, before the Freakonomics book tour, Bill McGowan taught Steve Levitt to speak in public. In his new book he tries to teach everyone else.

 

SOURCES:Bill McGowan, founder and C.E.O. of …


Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit (Update)


Episode 93


Former professional poker player Annie Duke wrote a book about Steve’s favorite subject: quitting. They talk about why quitting is so hard, how to do it sooner, and why we feel shame when we do somet…


Published on 2 months ago

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160. How to Help Kids Succeed


Episode 160


Psychologist David Yeager thinks the conventional wisdom for how to motivate young people is all wrong. His model for helping kids cope with stress is required reading at Steve’s new high school.

 

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Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

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159. Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Manifesto for a Gift Economy


Episode 159


She’s a botanist, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and the author of the bestselling Braiding Sweetgrass. In her new book she criticizes the market economy — but she and Steve find a surpri…


Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago





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