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Episode 945
Economist and social critic Glenn Loury talks about his memoir, Late Admissions, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. In a wide-ranging and blunt conversati…
2 years, 3 months ago
Living with the Constitution (with A.J. Jacobs)
Episode 944
What does it mean to live Constitutionally in the year 2024? For a start, it means getting off social media. It also means swapping a quill pen for y…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Top EconTalk Conversations of 2023 (with Russ Roberts)
Episode 943
The favorite EconTalk episodes for host Russ Roberts are when he and his guest have an unusually powerful connection such as his recent episode with …
2 years, 4 months ago
Seeking Immortality (with Paul Bloom)
Episode 942
Would an AI simulation of your dead loved one be a blessing or an abomination? And if you knew that after your own death, your loved ones would creat…
2 years, 4 months ago
When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)
Episode 941
If the Wright Brothers could have used AI to guide their decision making, it's almost certain they would never have gotten off the ground. That's bec…
2 years, 4 months ago
Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton)
Episode 940
While religion may play less of a role in many people's lives, rituals--the lifeblood of religion--remain central to the human experience. Listen as …
2 years, 4 months ago
A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)
Episode 939
Can you be too happy? Psychologist Adam Mastroianni talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about our emotional control systems, which seem to work at bri…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Does "Unbiased" Mean in the Digital World? (with Megan McArdle)
Episode 938
Listen as Megan McArdle and EconTalk's Russ Roberts use Google's new AI entrant Gemini as the starting point for a discussion about the future of our…
2 years, 5 months ago
Voices from Gaza (with Ahmed Alkhatib)
Episode 937
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib spent much of his childhood in Gaza before becoming an American citizen. He has lost dozens of family members and both his child…
2 years, 5 months ago
Living with Exponential Change (with Azeem Azhar)
Episode 936
The world of today would seem alien to someone living 30 years ago: people seduced by their screens in private and public and now AI blurring the lin…
2 years, 5 months ago