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Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)
Episode 14
Steven Pinker has spent an entire academic career thinking deeply about language, cognition, and human nature. Driving it all, he says, is an Enlight…
9 years, 4 months ago
Ezra Klein on Media, Politics, and Models of the World
Episode 13
Ezra Klein, editor-in-chief of Vox.com, joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on biases in digital media, the morality of meat-eating, how working for…
9 years, 5 months ago
Margalit Fox on Life, Death, and the Best Job in Journalism
Episode 12
The stereotypical obituary is a formulaic recitation of facts — dry, boring, and without craft. But Margalit Fox has shown the genre can produce some…
9 years, 7 months ago
Michael Orthofer on Why Fiction Matters
Episode 11
Michael Orthofer, one of the world's most prolific book reviewers, joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on — what else? — books. Read to discover why…
9 years, 7 months ago
Cass Sunstein on Judicial Minimalism, the Supreme Court, and Star Wars (Live at Mason)
Episode 10
Cass Sunstein joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on judicial minimalism, Bob Dylan's best album, the metaphysics of nudging, Byatt's Possession, th…
9 years, 9 months ago
Camille Paglia on her Lifestyle of Observation (Live at Mason)
Episode 9
Camille Paglia joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on the brilliance of Bowie, lamb vindaloo, her lifestyle of observation, why writers need real jo…
9 years, 11 months ago
Jonathan Haidt on Morality, Politics, and Intellectual Diversity on Campus
Episode 8
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on morality, politics, disgust, how to maintain free speech on campus, the en…
10 years ago
Nate Silver on the Supreme Court and the Underrated Stat for Finding Good Food (Live at Mason)
Episode 7
Nate Silver joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on data, forecasting, My Bloody Valentine, the social value of gambling, Donald Trump and the presid…
10 years, 1 month ago
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Fighting Bruce Lee, Growing Up in Harlem, and Basketball (Live at Mason)
Episode 6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on segregation, Islam, Harlem vs. LA, Earl Manigault, jazz, fighting Bruce Lee, Kareem's con…
10 years, 1 month ago
Cliff Asness on Comics and Why Never to Share a Gym with Cirque du Soleil (Live at Mason)
Episode 5
Tyler and investment strategist Cliff Asness discuss momentum and value investing strategies, disagreeing with Eugene Fama, Marvel vs. DC, the inscru…
10 years, 4 months ago