Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, are groundbreaking books that explore "the hidden side of everything." Now there's a Freakonomics podcast, hosted by Dubner.
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Think Like a Child
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it ...
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old.
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The Three Hardest Words in the English Language
Why learning to say “I don’t know” is one of ...
Why learning to say “I don’t know” is one of the best things you can do.
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How to Think Like a Freak -- and Other FREAK-quently Asked Questions
Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt talk about their new book ...
Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt talk about their new book and field questions about prestige, university life, and (yum yum) bacon.
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The Perfect Crime
If you are driving and kill a pedestrian, there's a ...
If you are driving and kill a pedestrian, there's a good chance you'll barely be punished. Why?
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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Avocado?
When it comes to exercising outrage, people tend to be ...
When it comes to exercising outrage, people tend to be very selective. Could it be that humans are our least favorite animal?
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What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol?
Imagine that both substances were undiscovered until today. How would ...
Imagine that both substances were undiscovered until today. How would we think about their relative risks?
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“If Mayors Ruled the World”
Unlike certain elected officials in Washington, mayors all over the ...
Unlike certain elected officials in Washington, mayors all over the country actually get stuff done. So maybe we should ask them to do more?
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How to Make People Quit Smoking
The war on cigarettes has been fairly successful in some ...
The war on cigarettes has been fairly successful in some places. But 1 billion humans still smoke -- so what comes next?
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Why Everybody Who Doesn’t Hate Bitcoin Loves It
Thinking of Bitcoin as just a digital currency is like ...
Thinking of Bitcoin as just a digital currency is like thinking about the Internet as just e-mail. Its potential is much more exciting than that.
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Women Are Not Men (Rebroadcast)
In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, ...
In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, not so much. And that's not always a bad thing.
