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172. How to Screen Job Applicants, Act Your Age, and Get Your Brain Off Autopilot
Episode 172
Dubner and Levitt answer reader questions in this first installment of the “Think Like a Freak” Book Club.
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11 years, 8 months ago
171. There’s No Such Thing as a Free Appetizer
Episode 171
Is it really in a restaurant’s best interest to give customers free bread or chips before they even order?
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11 years, 8 months ago
170. Why America Doesn’t Love Soccer (Yet)
Episode 170
Every four years, the U.S. takes a look at the World Cup and develops a slight crush. What would it take to really fall in love?
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11 years, 9 months ago
169. Failure Is Your Friend
Episode 169
In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated.
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11 years, 9 months ago
The Upside of Quitting (Rebroadcast )
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says ... Are you sure?
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11 years, 9 months ago
168. Think Like a Child
Episode 168
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old.
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11 years, 9 months ago
167. The Three Hardest Words in the English Language
Episode 167
Why learning to say “I don’t know” is one of the best things you can do.
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11 years, 10 months ago
166. How to Think Like a Freak -- and Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions
Episode 166
Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt talk about their new book and field questions about prestige, university life, and (yum yum) bacon.
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11 years, 10 months ago
165. The Perfect Crime
Episode 165
If you are driving and kill a pedestrian, there's a good chance you'll barely be punished. Why?
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11 years, 10 months ago
164. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Avocado?
Episode 164
When it comes to exercising outrage, people tend to be very selective. Could it be that humans are our least favorite animal?
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11 years, 10 months ago