Podcast Episodes

20. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2)

Episode 20

What do a computer hacker, an Indiana farm boy, and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common? The past, present, and future of food science.

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Published on 14 years, 10 months ago

19. Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1)

Episode 19

The "molecular gastronomy" movement -- which gets a bump in visibility next month with the publication of the mammoth cookbook "Modernist Cuisine" -- is all about bringing more science into the kitch…

Published on 14 years, 11 months ago

18. Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1

Episode 18

Levitt and Dubner field questions from the public and hold forth on everything from dating strategies and rock-and-roll accordion music to whether different nations have different economic identities…

Published on 14 years, 11 months ago

17. Trashed

Episode 17

How economics -- and emotion -- have turned our garbage into such a mess

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Published on 14 years, 11 months ago

16. Exit Interview: Schools Chancellor, NYC

Episode 16

Having already amassed an eventful resume -- the Clinton White House, the Department of Justice, and Bertelsmann -- Joel I. Klein spent the past eight years at chancellor of the biggest school system…

Published on 14 years, 11 months ago

15. You Say Repugnant, I Say … Let's Do It!

Episode 15

What happens when the most disturbing ideas are also the best?

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Published on 15 years ago

14. Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better?

Episode 14

They should! It's a cardinal rule: more expensive items are supposed to be qualitatively better than their cheaper versions. But is that true for wine?

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Published on 15 years ago

13. The "No-Lose Lottery," Part 2

Episode 13

It’s the banking tool that got millions of people around the world to stop wasting money on the lottery. So why won't state and federal officials in the U.S. give it a chance?

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Published on 15 years ago

12. Is America Ready for a "No-Lose Lottery"?

Episode 12

For the most part, Americans don't like the simple, boring act of putting money in a savings account. We do, however, love to play the lottery. So what if you combined the two, creating a new kind of…

Published on 15 years, 1 month ago

11. How Much Does the President of the U.S. Really Matter?

Episode 11

The U.S. president is often called the "leader of free world." But if you ask an economist or a Constitutional scholar how much the occupant of the Oval Office matters, they won't say much. We look a…

Published on 15 years, 1 month ago