Pat Robertson for President?
…interview with him, and the large segment of folks who like him won’t find anything in the interview to change their mind, either. We’ll post a transcript of the full…
What your disgust level says about your politics, how Napoleon influenced opera, why New York City’s subways may finally run on time, and more. Five compelling guests tell Stephen Dubner,…
What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge breakthroughs came from taking tiny steps. In a world where everyone is looking for…
No, it’s not your fault the economy crashed. Or that consumer preferences changed. Or that new technologies have blown apart your business model. But if you’re the C.E.O., it is…
Indra Nooyi became C.E.O. of PepsiCo just in time for a global financial meltdown. She also had a portfolio full of junk food just as the world decided that junk…
A kitchen wizard and a nutrition detective talk about the perfect hamburger, getting the most out of garlic, and why you should use vodka in just about everything.
What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge breakthroughs came from taking tiny steps. In a world where everyone is looking for…
Also: is it better to “go with the wind” or to “be the wind”?
In this interview, first heard on Freakonomics Radio last year, Steve talks with the former top adviser to presidents Clinton and Obama, about his record — and his reputation. And…
Also: is obsessing over your mental health bad for your mental health?…
Also: What’s a food you love that seems disgusting to everyone else?…
If you’re frustrated with your family, should you cut ties with them? Who’s more likely to break with relatives over politics, liberals or conservatives? And what would it take for…
Can a little dishonesty be a good thing? How many fibs does Angela tell every day? And why does Stephen have a forehead?…
In this special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt talks to the best-selling author of Sapiens and Homo Deus about finding the profound in the obvious….
Are things as dire as they seem? How big is your moral circle? And should Angela spend time with her kids or answer her emails?…
Artificial intelligence, we’ve been told, will destroy humankind. No, wait — it will usher in a new age of human flourishing! Guest host Adam Davidson (co-founder of Planet Money) sorts…
How does the blood of a 450-million-year-old arthropod help prevent lethal infections in humans? And could we exhaust the supply? Zachary Crockett wades in….
With industries relying on them and profits to be made, weather forecasts are more precise and more popular than ever. But there are clouds on the horizon. Zachary Crockett grabs…
The Berlin dance mecca Berghain is known for its eight-hour line and inscrutable door policy. PJ Vogt, host of the podcast Search Engine, joins us to crack the code. It…
Young people have been reporting a sharp rise in anxiety and depression. This maps neatly onto the global rise of the smartphone. Some researchers are convinced that one is causing…
Why do millions of people pay to have one of the world’s deadliest toxins injected into their faces? Zachary Crockett looks surprised….
…interview with him, and the large segment of folks who like him won’t find anything in the interview to change their mind, either. We’ll post a transcript of the full…
…Joshua Angrist. Addendum: For those who may be hearing impaired or otherwise unable to hear the audio, below is a transcript: Hi, I’m Stephen Dubner. In 1990, the U.S. Congress…
…“Transcript Analyzer” where you can play the same game on any word of your choosing. (I already checked: No-one said “sex”, even once; this was the Republican debate, after all.)…
…to deposit it directly in a municipal trash truck, which might be playing Beethoven to announce its arrival. (Transcript here; video here.) Now a reader named Nick Grisanti has written…
…hardcover. The book itself has some key additions: a 16-page color insert with illustrations, photos, etc. from the Illustrated Edition; an author Q&A (which you helped write); a transcript of…
…link above, or read a transcript here. This episode and four more hours will be airing on public radio stations across the country this summer at various times, so check…
…For now, you can listen or download via the link above, or read a transcript here. This episode and four more hours will be airing on public radio stations across…
…all the genocides, all the man-made famines, you get to about 3 percent. Here’s where you can find Marketplace on the radio near you. You can read the transcript here….
…the schools ranked from 20 to 50, none do. A new paper from a pair of Wharton economists examines why this is. Wharton, it should be noted, has grade non-disclosure,…
No, Brian Williams is not Walter Cronkite. Cory Doctorow: “The Coming War on General Computation” (video; transcript; interesting!) Whole Foods has been thriving in a down economy. Open-sourcing the scientific…