Taking Control of Your Health: A Q&A With the Author of The Decision Tree
…they stand, and a personal understanding of where they have to go. Research shows that when people can see their personal progress, they tend to have higher rates of success…
How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part…
Would you be more adventurous if you had more structure? Do you multitask while brushing your teeth? And what would Mike’s perfect brother Peter do?…
…they stand, and a personal understanding of where they have to go. Research shows that when people can see their personal progress, they tend to have higher rates of success…
Dubner and Levitt are live onstage at the 92nd Street Y in New York to celebrate their new book “When to Rob a Bank” — and a decade of working…
…ideology involved in economics-my personal beliefs shape what I choose to research- I regard my job as generating truths.? I’m interested in either generating facts which have the virtue of…
…and Robert E. Wright have found that ritualistic dueling served to maintain “personal credit and social standing.” Kingston and Wright develop a model where “dueling to defend one’s honor was…
Abercrombie and Fitch recently amended the contract of CEO Michael Jeffries “to limit his company-covered personal use of the corporate jet to $200,000 per year.” In exchange, Jeffries will receive…
He was handed the keys to the global economy just as it started heading off a cliff. Fortunately, he’d seen this movie before.
One woman’s quest to find the best burger in town can teach all of us to eat smarter.
…free trade and continuous innovation. However, often there are times where personal incentives lead to roadblocks — for example, when a politician will push for protectionist policies to protect his/her…
Journalist Walt Hickey uses data to understand how culture works. He and Steve talk about why China hasn’t produced any hit movies yet and how he got his own avatar…
Are modern parents too protective? Why do we worry so much about things that almost never happen? And how did Mike learn about bus stops?…
Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stand accused of faking their results. Last year, an astonishing 10,000 research papers were retracted. We talk to whistleblowers, reformers, and a…
…realize that’s just my personal anecdote, but I think the Western fixation on “just use bed nets” is quixotic. Using a bed net every night in hot, humid tropical areas…
…Charles, a?University of Chicago economist who has studied discrimination. Well into the 1970s, blacks faced “a vast array of personal indignities that led to unhappiness,” he noted. Today, those indignities…
People who sleep better earn more money. Now all we have to do is teach everyone to sleep better.
The comedian, actor — and now, author — answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions.
…a transaction in a timely manner, due to family and personal factors. It is a fact that price concessions often become deeper the longer a home stays on the market….
You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?…
…San Quentin on the prison bus, we get some positive “utility” (economist-ese for personal fulfillment) from what we do at the destination. In traditional transportation thinking, this is the only…
Are gifted and talented programs discriminatory? Why do so many adults still remember their SAT scores? And how did Angela transform from a party girl to an Ivy League psychologist?…
Pro footballer and star podcaster Jason Kelce is ubiquitous right now (almost as ubiquitous as his brother and co-host Travis, who’s been in the limelight for his relationship with Taylor…
Can long-term relationships do more harm than good? Where is the line between intimacy and codependence? And should we all try to be more like Mike’s parents?…
Evidence from Nazi Germany and 1940’s America (and pretty much everywhere else) shows that discrimination is incredibly costly — to the victims, of course, but also the perpetrators. One modern…
…In other words, be directly, personally involved with your cause. Then you know how the dollars are being used, you know face to face who is being helped, you feel…
Do you suffer from the sin of certainty? How did Angela react when a grad student challenged her research? And can a Heineken commercial strengthen our democracy?…
The comedian, actor — and now, author — answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions.
iStockphoto The personal injury law firm Jacoby & Meyers (known for its TV commercials) is suing to overturn state laws in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that prohibit non-attorneys…
…a trademark tarnishment claim is really just a species of defamation. Defamation law protects personal reputations. Likewise, trademarks are repositories of corporate reputation – or, in economics argot, of a…
What’s the difference between being busy and being productive? Would you be better at your job if you cared a little less? And can somebody get Mike a cup of…
