Our cognitive health can change as we get older. So, does leaving the workforce make problems like memory loss and difficulty focusing worse? We investigate the research, and Bapu asks:…
…me out of this! MR. ROARK: But Eric Morris, your fantasy was for a more healthy political give-and-take about transportation policy in America, an end to wasteful transportation spending, and…
Dartmouth’s Eric Zitzewitz is one of my favorite co-authors, and a whiz at tracking financial markets. And when he mentioned to me last week that a close look at the…
Economist Michael D. Smith says universities are scrambling to protect a status quo that deserves to die. He tells Steve why the current system is unsustainable, and what’s at stake…
You know the saying: A winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
Is it worse to regret something you’ve done, or something you haven’t done? What’s the upside of rejection? And which great American short-story writer convinced Angela to quit driving?…
…great Chinese copy, and sold by the score as real ones on Ebay. Here’s a photo. See for yourself. – Eric M. Jones A. Wow – this kind of stuff…
Backers of a $15 federal wage say it’s a no-brainer if you want to fight poverty. Critics say it’s a blunt instrument that leads to job loss. Even the economists…
Paying workers as little as possible seems smart — unless you can make more money by paying them more.
The comedian, actor — and now, author — answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions.
…asked a group of people who give a lot of thought to this issue — Ludwig, Jesus Castro Jr., Eric Proshansky, and David Hemenway — the following: What’s your best…
The cost of free donuts. (HT: Eric M. Jones) Is it harder to make friends after the age of 30? Repugnant? A crematorium installs turbines to generate electricity. (HT: Eric…
The Nobel laureate and pioneering behavioral economist spars with Steve over what makes a nudge a nudge, and admits that even economists have plenty of blind spots….
…Eric Oliver scientist sniffed it out some time ago. I’ve only met him once over lunch despite the fact we are both here at the University of Chicago, but I…
Does anyone really know what they’re doing? How do we reward the competent and not the confident? And what’s wrong with using TikTok for research?…
…into one. But … talk about a depletable resource! The book, Leviathan by Eric Jay Dolin, sounds very good. It describes how the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812…
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
Artists may often be eccentric, but does eccentricity increase the worth of an artist’s work? That’s the question asked by psychologists Wijnand van Tilburg and Eric Igou in a new…
No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX debacle….
…very few women magicians? –Eric M. Jones A. I don’t really know, but I think it’s high time for that to change. Q. 1) What would you say are the…
No — but he does have a knack for stumbling into the perfect moment, including the recent FTX debacle. In this installment of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, we revisit…
J. Eric Oliver has a new book called Fat Politics. I had lunch with the author (he is a professor in the Political Science department at the University of Chicago)…
It was a pretty good baseball season — especially if you’re a fan of the Yankees, Rays, Twins, Rangers, Reds, Braves, Phillies, or Giants, all of whom made the playoffs….
From Eric Kirkland, a photo of an ice-cream shop in Colorado Springs with a weather-sensitive customer-loyalty plan: Eric adds: “I for one am looking forward to some sub zero days…
…company provides.” And last but, during this exciting election season, very much not least, comes a contribution from a reader named Eric: I found this amusing, thought you might. Premier…
I was delighted to wake up this morning and discover that I have yet another Nobel Laureate as a colleague. Congratulations to Roger Myerson! (And also to Eric Maskin and…
From a reader named Eric Geyer: I was listening to one of your first podcasts, “The Dangers of Safety.” In the podcast, you say “There hasn’t been a single on-field…
A reader named Eric Eilberg writes with the following bleg: My family has run Marlen Jewelers since 1914. Over the years a lot of things have changed, and the business…
…in Economics is all about, as well as interesting personal facts about the winners (e.g., Eric Maskin lives in Albert Einstein‘s old house and dresses up as Einstein for Halloween)….
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
