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Back to SearchJacob Stegenga on Medical Nihilism
Episode 676
Philosopher and author Jacob Stegenga of the University of Cambridge talks about his book Medical Nihilism with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Stegenga …
7 years, 5 months ago
Daniel Hamermesh on Spending Time
Episode 675
Economist and author Daniel Hamermesh of Barnard College and the Institute for the Study of Labor talks about his latest book, Spending Time, with Ec…
7 years, 5 months ago
Amy Tuteur on Birth, Natural Parenting, and Push Back
Episode 674
Obstetrician gynecologist Amy Tuteur and author of Push Back, talks about the book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Tuteur argues that natural parent…
7 years, 5 months ago
Amy Webb on Artificial Intelligence, Humanity, and the Big Nine
Episode 673
Futurist and author Amy Webb talks about her book, The Big Nine, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Webb observes that artificial intelligence is curre…
7 years, 5 months ago
Jacob Vigdor on the Seattle Minimum Wage
Episode 672
Jacob Vigdor of the University of Washington talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the impact of Seattle's minimum wage increases in recent yea…
7 years, 6 months ago
Michael Munger on Crony Capitalism
Episode 671
Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about whether real capitalism is unstable and leads inevitably to crony capit…
7 years, 6 months ago
Catherine Semcer on Poaching, Preserves, and African Wildlife
Episode 670
Catherine Semcer of the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the role of incentives in preserv…
7 years, 6 months ago
Jessica Riskin on Life, Machinery, and the Restless Clock
Episode 669
Historian Jessica Riskin of Stanford University talks about her book The Restless Clock with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. What is the difference betwe…
7 years, 6 months ago
Gary Greenberg on the Placebo Effect
Episode 668
Author and psychotherapist Gary Greenberg talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the placebo effect. Is it real? How does the placebo effect inf…
7 years, 7 months ago
Patrick Collison on Innovation and Scientific Progress
Episode 667
Patrick Collison, co-founder and CEO of Stripe, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the pace of innovation. Collison argues that despite enor…
7 years, 7 months ago