Podcast Episodes

30. Does College Still Matter? And Other Freaky Questions Answered ...

Episode 30

In our second round of FREAK-quently Asked Questions, Steve Levitt answers some queries from listeners and readers.

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Published on 14 years, 8 months ago

29. Smarter Kids at 10 Bucks a Pop

Episode 29

It won’t work for everyone, but there’s a cheap, quick, and simple way to lift some students’ grades.

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Published on 14 years, 8 months ago

28. Why Can’t We Predict Earthquakes?

Episode 28

We talk to a U.S. Geological Survey physicist about the science -- and folly -- of predicting earthquakes. There are lots of known knowns; and, fortunately, not too many unknown unknowns. But it's th…

Published on 14 years, 8 months ago

27. Death by Fire? Probably Not

Episode 27

Fire deaths in the U.S. have fallen 90 percent over the past 100 years, a great and greatly underappreciated gain. How did it happen -- and could we ever get to zero?

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Published on 14 years, 9 months ago

26. The Health of Nations

Episode 26

For decades, GDP has been the yardstick for measuring living standards around the world. Martha Nussbaum would rather use something that actually works.

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Published on 14 years, 9 months ago

25. Is Twitter a Two-Way Street?

Episode 25

To get a lot of followers on Twitter, do you need to follow a lot of other Tweeps? And if not, why not?

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Published on 14 years, 9 months ago

24. The Power of Poop

Episode 24

Since the beginning of civilization, we’ve thought that human waste was worthless and dangerous. What if we were wrong?

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Published on 14 years, 9 months ago

23. Millionaires vs. Billionaires

Episode 23

Five things you don’t know about the NFL labor standoff

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Published on 14 years, 10 months ago

22. Why Cities Rock

Episode 22

Could it be that cities are "our greatest invention" -- that, despite a reputation as black-soot-spewing engines of doom, they in fact make us richer, smarter, happier and (believe it!) greener?

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Published on 14 years, 10 months ago

21. Bring on the Pain!

Episode 21

It's not about how much something hurts -- it's how you remember the pain. This week, lessons on pain from the New York City subway, the professional hockey rink, and a landmark study of colonoscopy …

Published on 14 years, 10 months ago