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22. Sal Khan: “If It Works for 15 Cousins, It Could Work for a Billion People.”
Episode 22
Khan Academy grew out of Sal Khan’s online math tutorials for his extended family. It’s now a platform used by more than 115 million people in 190 co…
5 years, 2 months ago
21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”
Episode 21
He’s the chief creative officer of Pixar, and the Academy Award-winning director of Soul, Inside Out, Up, and Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter and Steve ta…
5 years, 2 months ago
20. John Donohue: “I'm Frequently Called a Treasonous Enemy of the Constitution.”
Episode 20
He’s a law professor with a Ph.D. in economics and a tendency for getting into fervid academic debates. Over 20 years ago, he and Steve began studyin…
5 years, 3 months ago
19. Marina Nitze: “If You Googled ‘Business Efficiency Consultant,’ I Was the Only Result.”
Episode 19
At 27— and without a college degree — she was named chief technology officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Today, Marina Nitze is trying to …
5 years, 3 months ago
18. Robert Sapolsky: “I Don’t Think We Have Any Free Will Whatsoever.”
Episode 18
He’s one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, with a focus on the physiological effects of stress. (For years, he spent his summers in Kenya, alon…
5 years, 3 months ago
17. Emily Oster: “I Am a Woman Who Is Prominently Discussing Vaginas.”
Episode 17
In addition to publishing best-selling books about pregnancy and child-rearing, Emily Oster is a respected economist at Brown University. Over the co…
5 years, 3 months ago
16. Joshua Jay: “Humans Are So, So Easy to Fool.”
Episode 16
He’s a world-renowned magician who’s been performing since he was seven years old. But Joshua Jay is also an author, toy maker, and consultant for fi…
5 years, 4 months ago
15. Tim Harford: “If You Can Make Sure You're Not An Idiot, You've Done Well.”
Episode 15
He’s a former World Bank economist who became a prolific journalist and the author of one of Steve Levitt’s favorite books, The Undercover Economist.…
5 years, 4 months ago
Yul Kwon: “Hey, Do You Have Any Bright Ideas?” (Part 2)
Episode 14
He’s so fascinating that Steve Levitt brought him back for a second conversation. Yul Kwon currently works at Google, but he’s been a lawyer, politic…
5 years, 4 months ago
13. Yul Kwon: “Don't Try to Change Yourself All at Once.”
Episode 13
He has been a lawyer, an instructor at the F.B.I. Academy, the owner of a frozen-yogurt chain, and a winner of the TV show Survivor. Today, Kwon work…
5 years, 4 months ago