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31. Peter Leeson on Why Trial-by-Fire Wasn’t Barbaric and Why Pirates Were Democratic
Episode 31
He’s an economist who studies even weirder things than Steve. They discuss whether economics is the best of the social sciences, and why it’s a good …
5 years ago
30. Dambisa Moyo Says Foreign Aid Can’t Solve Problems, but Maybe Corporations Can
Episode 30
The African-born economist has written four bestselling books, including Dead Aid, which Bill Gates described as “promoting evil.” In her new book ab…
5 years ago
29. Bruce Friedrich Thinks There’s a Better Way to Eat Meat
Episode 29
Levitt rarely interviews advocates, but the founder of the Good Food Institute is different. Once an outspoken — and sometimes outlandish — animal-ri…
5 years ago
28. Professor Carl Hart Argues All Drugs Should Be Legal — Can He Convince Steve?
Episode 28
As a neuroscientist and psychology professor at Columbia University who studies the immediate and long-term effects of illicit substances, Carl Hart …
5 years, 1 month ago
27. Daniel Kahneman on Why Our Judgment is Flawed — and What to Do About It
Episode 27
Nobel laureate, best-selling author, and groundbreaking psychologist Daniel Kahneman is also a friend and former business partner of Steve’s. In disc…
5 years, 1 month ago
26. Memory Champion Nelson Dellis Helps Steve Train His Brain
Episode 26
He’s one of the world’s leading competitors, having won four U.S. memory tournaments and holding the record for most names memorized in 15 minutes (2…
5 years, 1 month ago
25. Sam Harris: “Spirituality Is a Loaded Term.”
Episode 25
He’s a cognitive neuroscientist and philosopher who has written five best-selling books. Sam Harris also hosts the Making Sense podcast and helps peo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Nathan Myhrvold: “I Am Interested in Lots of Things, and That's Actually a Bad Strategy.” (Episode 6 Rebroadcast)
He graduated high school at 14, and by 23 had several graduate degrees and was a research assistant with Stephen Hawking. He became the first chief t…
5 years, 1 month ago
24. Amaryllis Fox: “What Does This New Version of Mutually Assured Destruction Look Like?”
Episode 24
She spent nearly a decade as an undercover C.I.A. operative working to prevent terrorism. More recently, she hosted The Business of Drugs on Netflix.…
5 years, 2 months ago
23. Greg Norman & Mark Broadie: Why Golf Beats an Orgasm and Why Data Beats Everything
Episode 23
Steve Levitt is obsessed with golf — and he’s pretty good at it too. As a thinly-veiled ploy to improve his own game, Steve talks to two titans of th…
5 years, 2 months ago