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Back to SearchErik Brynjolfsson on the Second Machine Age
Episode 406
Erik Brynjolfsson of MIT and co-author of The Second Machine Age talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book, co-authored with …
12 years, 7 months ago
Nina Munk on Poverty, Development, and the Idealist
Episode 405
Nina Munk, journalist and author of The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her book. M…
12 years, 7 months ago
Jonathan Haidt on the Righteous Mind
Episode 404
Jonathan Haidt of New York University and author of The Righteous Mind talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, the nature of human natu…
12 years, 7 months ago
Laurence Kotlikoff on Debt, Default, and the Federal Government's Finances
Episode 403
Laurence Kotlikoff of Boston University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fiscal health of the federal government of the United States.…
12 years, 7 months ago
Anthony Gill on Religion
Episode 402
Anthony Gill of the University of Washington and host of the podcast Research on Religion talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the economics o…
12 years, 8 months ago
Richard Fisher on Too Big to Fail and the Fed
Episode 401
Richard Fisher, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the problems with "too big to fail"--the…
12 years, 8 months ago
Judith Curry on Climate Change
Episode 400
Judith Curry of the Georgia Institute of Technology and blogger at Climate Etc. talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about climate change. Curry arg…
12 years, 8 months ago
Wally Thurman on Bees, Beekeeping, and Coase
Episode 399
Wally Thurman of North Carolina State University and PERC talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the world of bees, beekeepers, and the market f…
12 years, 8 months ago
Doug Lemov on Teaching
Episode 398
Doug Lemov of Uncommon Schools and author of Teach Like a Champion talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about teaching and education. Drawing on his…
12 years, 8 months ago
Lant Pritchett on Education in Poor Countries
Episode 397
Lant Pritchett of Harvard University and author of The Rebirth of Education talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. Pritch…
12 years, 9 months ago