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One possibility: a leading hypothesis pursued by researchers (and funders) was built on science that now appears to be ... Everyone loves to complain about it — but preparing a meal that tastes good at 35000 feet is harder than you might think. Zachary ... Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media (even you, maybe?) wish it didn't exist. Just beneath the surface of the global economy, there is a hidden layer of dealmakers for whom war, chaos, and sanctions can be ... "The Power of Habit" author Charles Duhigg wrote his new book in an attempt to learn how to communicate better. Steve shares ... In his new book “Breakneck,” Dan Wang argues that the U.S. has a lot to learn from China. He also says that “no two peoples are ...

Yuval Noah Harari has a knack for finding the profound in the obvious. His book Sapiens recounts the history of mankind, ... A ruthless (and ruthlessly efficient) industry is using digital tools to supercharge one of the world's oldest behaviors. We look at ... David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscientists are only beginning ... That's what the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang wanted to learn. So he turned Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations ... Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, ... Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn't exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and ...

Not exactly. But their runaway success with games like Wordle says something bigger about the way we live now. (Part one of a ... People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they're bad at. We explain why firms keep producing ... Guest host Adam Davidson looks at what might happen to your job in a world of human-level artificial intelligence, and asks when ... Psychologist David Yeager thinks the conventional wisdom for how to motivate young people is all wrong. His model for helping ... In the U.S., there will soon be more people over 65 than there are under 18 — and it's not just lifespan that's improving, ... They have thousands of congregants and millions of dollars in income. Zachary Crockett passes the collection plate. You can find ...

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671. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease? | Freakonomics Radio

671. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease? | Freakonomics Radio

One possibility: a leading hypothesis pursued by researchers (and funders) was built on science that now appears to be ...

95. Airplane Food | The Economics of Everyday Things

95. Airplane Food | The Economics of Everyday Things

Everyone loves to complain about it — but preparing a meal that tastes good at 35000 feet is harder than you might think. Zachary ...

579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap? | Freakonomics Radio

579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap? | Freakonomics Radio

Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media (even you, maybe?) wish it didn't exist.

633. The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of | Freakonomics Radio

633. The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of | Freakonomics Radio

Just beneath the surface of the global economy, there is a hidden layer of dealmakers for whom war, chaos, and sanctions can be ...

126. How to Have Great Conversations | People I (Mostly) Admire

126. How to Have Great Conversations | People I (Mostly) Admire

"The Power of Habit" author Charles Duhigg wrote his new book in an attempt to learn how to communicate better. Steve shares ...

647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers. | Freakonomics Radio

647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers. | Freakonomics Radio

In his new book “Breakneck,” Dan Wang argues that the U.S. has a lot to learn from China. He also says that “no two peoples are ...

Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life Is Meaningless and Amazing | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 84

Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life Is Meaningless and Amazing | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 84

Yuval Noah Harari has a knack for finding the profound in the obvious. His book Sapiens recounts the history of mankind, ...

667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers | Freakonomics Radio

667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers | Freakonomics Radio

A ruthless (and ruthlessly efficient) industry is using digital tools to supercharge one of the world's oldest behaviors. We look at ...

Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think | Freakonomics Radio

Your Brain Doesn’t Work the Way You Think | Freakonomics Radio

David Eagleman upends myths and describes the vast possibilities of a brainscape that even neuroscientists are only beginning ...

673. What Is Money? | Freakonomics Radio

673. What Is Money? | Freakonomics Radio

That's what the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang wanted to learn. So he turned Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations ...

601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying? | Freakonomics Radio

601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying? | Freakonomics Radio

Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, ...

605. What Do People Do All Day? | Freakonomics Radio

605. What Do People Do All Day? | Freakonomics Radio

Sixty percent of the jobs that Americans do today didn't exist in 1940. What happens as our labor becomes more technical and ...

675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company? | Freakonomics Radio

675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company? | Freakonomics Radio

Not exactly. But their runaway success with games like Wordle says something bigger about the way we live now. (Part one of a ...

Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Update) | Freakonomics Radio

Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Update) | Freakonomics Radio

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they're bad at. We explain why firms keep producing ...

New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 555

New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 555

Guest host Adam Davidson looks at what might happen to your job in a world of human-level artificial intelligence, and asks when ...

160. How to Help Kids Succeed | People I (Mostly) Admire

160. How to Help Kids Succeed | People I (Mostly) Admire

Psychologist David Yeager thinks the conventional wisdom for how to motivate young people is all wrong. His model for helping ...

638. Are You Ready for the Elder Swell? | Freakonomics Radio

638. Are You Ready for the Elder Swell? | Freakonomics Radio

In the U.S., there will soon be more people over 65 than there are under 18 — and it's not just lifespan that's improving, ...

107. Megachurches | The Economics of Everyday Things

107. Megachurches | The Economics of Everyday Things

They have thousands of congregants and millions of dollars in income. Zachary Crockett passes the collection plate. You can find ...