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Rebecca Lee Douglas

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Should You Give Kids an Allowance or Make Them Get Jobs?

How do kids learn about money? What’s the big problem with education? And who made Raiders of the Lost Ark?

6/26/22
34:47

How Simple Is Too Simple?

Why are humans so eager for magic-bullet solutions? Can you explain how a pen works? And how does Angela feel about being forever branded “the grit lady”?

6/19/22
36:29

Should Toilets Be Free?

Why do Americans tip so much? What happened when Angie eliminated grading in a college course? And why did almost every pay toilet in the U.S.A. vanish between 1970 and 1980?

6/12/22
35:21

What’s So Bad About Nepotism?

6/5/22
40:40

Are You Really “Addicted” to Diet Coke?

5/29/22
41:26

Is It Weird for Adults to Have Imaginary Friends?

5/22/22
36:59

Do You Mind if I Borrow Your Personality?

5/15/22
39:27

Is Having Children Worth It?

5/8/22
44:12

Are Women Really Less Happy Than Men?

5/1/22
37:42

Why Is Chick-fil-A Such a Big Deal?

4/24/22
29:04

What’s So Bad About Denial?

4/17/22
32:42

What to Do When Everything Looks Like a Catastrophe?

4/10/22
32:58

Does the Early Bird Really Catch the Worm? Or Could the Night Owl Get There First?

4/3/22
32:56

Is Poor Nutrition a Supply Problem or a Demand Problem?

3/27/22
34:12

Do You Savor or Gobble?

3/20/22
43:54

If America Is a Train Wreck, Why Am I Doing Fine?

3/13/22
33:57

How Valuable Is Enthusiasm?

3/6/22
33:36

Is Self-Improvement Too Selfish?

2/27/22
35:25

What’s So Great About Retirement?

2/20/22
33:35

Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?

2/13/22
36:38

Is Emotional Intelligence Really So Important?

2/6/22
34:02

Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?

1/30/22
31:07

Can You Change Your Mind Without Losing Face?

1/23/22
33:59

Which Is More Powerful: Reward or Punishment?

1/16/22
31:46

Why Is It So Hard to Talk About Money?

1/9/22
29:13

Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?

In this special episode of No Stupid Questions, Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth discuss the consequences of seeing every glass as at least half-full.

1/5/22
36:19

Is a “Success Hangover” Real?

1/2/22
29:34

Why Do We Root for Underdogs?

Also: Angela proposes an upgrade to the show.

12/26/21
37:21

Why Do We Put Things Off Until the Very Last Minute?

Also: what does your name say about who you are?

12/19/21
38:29

How Can You Avoid Boredom?

Also: are we getting any better at assessing COVID risk?

12/12/21
38:44

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