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941 Episodes • By Russ Roberts • simplecast.econtalk.org
EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health c ...more
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When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)
If the Wright Brothers could have used AI to guide t... more
Apr 15 2024 1h 7m
Exploring Human Cognition and Progress
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Human Brain and AI Thinking
Chapter 2 3 mins
Biases in Decision Making and Algorithms
Chapter 3 10 mins
The Role of Theory in Innovation
Chapter 4 5 mins
Forecasting and Theories in Data Analysis
Chapter 5 10 mins
Theory, Data, and Human Creativity
Chapter 6 5 mins
Human vs. AI
Chapter 7 11 mins
The Human Perspective on Creativity
Chapter 8 6 mins
Thinking Outside the Box for Success
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Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton)
While religion may play less of a role in many peopl... more
Apr 8 2024 1h
Managing Anxiety and Emotions
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Power of Rituals
Chapter 2 5 mins
Performers and Rituals
Chapter 3 8 mins
The Importance of Rituals in Society
Chapter 4 6 mins
Creating Meaningful Rituals Before Departure
Chapter 5 12 mins
The Power of Relationship Rituals
Chapter 6 9 mins
The Meaning of Rituals in Life
Chapter 7 6 mins
The Power of Rituals
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A User's Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)
Can you be too happy? Psychologist Adam Mastroianni ... more
Apr 1 2024 1h 3m
The Complexity of Feedback Systems
Chapter 1 10 mins
Stability of Human Happiness Over Time
Chapter 2 7 mins
Adjusting to Happiness and Adversity
Chapter 3 10 mins
Seeking Balance
Chapter 4 7 mins
Regulating Emotions and Mental States
Chapter 5 15 mins
Emotions, Actions, and Mental Well-Being
Chapter 6 11 mins
Reflections on Memory and Regret
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What Does "Unbiased" Mean in the Digital World? (with Megan McArdle)
Listen as Megan McArdle and EconTalk's Russ Roberts ... more
Mar 25 2024 1h 12m
Competition in AI Market
Chapter 1 15 mins
The Future of AI and Culture
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Ethics of AI Language Generation
Chapter 3 5 mins
Exploring Bias in AI Training Data
Chapter 4 16 mins
Bias in Historical Narratives and Education"
Chapter 5 8 mins
The Battle of Group Think
Chapter 6 4 mins
Google's Influence on CEO Selection
Chapter 7 12 mins
Decoupling and Society in the Future
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Voices from Gaza (with Ahmed Alkhatib)
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib spent much of his childhood in ... more
Mar 18 2024 1h 12m
Hamas' Responsibility in Crisis
Chapter 1 11 mins
Life in Gaza
Chapter 2 6 mins
Economic Development in Gaza Strip
Chapter 3 12 mins
Perceptions of Gaza Conflict Reality
Chapter 4 13 mins
Life in Gaza
Chapter 5 9 mins
Limits and Possibilities in Hostage Situations
Chapter 6 11 mins
Path to Peace
Chapter 7 8 mins
One-State Solution and Palestinian Refugee Rights
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Living with Exponential Change (with Azeem Azhar)
The world of today would seem alien to someone livin... more
Mar 11 2024 1h 14m
The Impact of Learning on Economics
Chapter 1 9 mins
Exponential Technologies and Tech Adoption
Chapter 2 12 mins
Economies of Learning and Technology
Chapter 3 6 mins
Solar Power Economics and Implications
Chapter 4 9 mins
The Future of Computing and Energy
Chapter 5 11 mins
The Impact of AI on Society
Chapter 6 12 mins
Technology's Impact on Social Norms
Chapter 7 11 mins
The Impact of Technology on Society
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How to Avoid Lying With Statistics (with Jeremy Weber)
There's often a gap between the textbook treatment o... more
Mar 4 2024 1h 12m
Effective Data Science Education Needed
Chapter 1 12 mins
Statistics for Public Policy
Chapter 2 7 mins
Debating Uranium Imports and Economic Analysis
Chapter 3 10 mins
Context in Data Analysis
Chapter 4 3 mins
Data Science Education and Practical Application
Chapter 5 11 mins
Limits of Statistical Analysis in Practice
Chapter 6 6 mins
Causation vs Correlation in Policy Debates
Chapter 7 14 mins
Debating Data and Statistics
Chapter 8 5 mins
Importance of Statistical Education in Society
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The Secrets of Great Conversation (with Charles Duhigg)
When EconTalk's Russ Roberts sat down with Charles D... more
Feb 26 2024 1h 23m
Power of Conversations and Synchronization
Chapter 1 11 mins
Communication Skills and Super Communicators
Chapter 2 14 mins
Improving Communication Through Understanding
Chapter 3 12 mins
The Power of Deep Conversations
Chapter 4 9 mins
The Power of Deep Questions
Chapter 5 10 mins
Embracing Vulnerability and Connection
Chapter 6 5 mins
36 Questions That Lead to Love
Chapter 7 7 mins
Fame Versus Wealth
Chapter 8 12 mins
Perfect Days and Meaningful Connections
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A Lively Debate on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (with Robert Wright)
Journalist and author Robert Wright invited EconTalk... more
Feb 19 2024 1h 46m
Israeli Withdrawal and Hamas Takeover
Chapter 1 9 mins
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Perspective Discussion
Chapter 2 12 mins
Israel's Moral and Strategic Response
Chapter 3 6 mins
Complex Analysis of Israel-Gaza Conflict
Chapter 4 5 mins
Understanding Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Chapter 5 13 mins
Conflict in Israel-Palestine Relations
Chapter 6 16 mins
Israeli Control in Gaza and West Bank
Chapter 7 5 mins
Media Bias and War Crimes Accusations
Chapter 8 15 mins
Media Bias and Israel-Palestine Conflict
Chapter 9 8 mins
Free Speech and Support for Israel
Chapter 10 12 mins
Complexities of Middle East Conflict
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Year Zero of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (with Hillel Cohen)
How far back should you go to understand the current... more
Feb 12 2024 1h 8m
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Narratives and Self-Defense
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Should Israel Depend on the US? (with Michael Oren)
For decades, American aid to Israel has sent a strat... more
Feb 5 2024 1h 13m
Israeli Army's Moral Conduct and Challenges
Chapter 1 15 mins
Confusion and Concern in US-Israel Relations
Chapter 2 8 mins
US Ammunition and Challenges Representing Israel
Chapter 3 8 mins
Parochialism and Media Bias Against Israel
Chapter 4 10 mins
Israel's Humanitarian War Challenges
Chapter 5 13 mins
Israeli Strategy and Dilemmas
Chapter 6 10 mins
Lessons From 1967 War and Future of Gaza
Chapter 7 5 mins
Optimism for the Future of Israel
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What Palestinians Are Thinking (with Dahlia Scheindlin)
Pollster and political scientist Dahlia Scheindlin h... more
Jan 29 2024 1h 5m
Healthcare Inclusivity and Religious Tensions
Chapter 1 11 mins
Israel's Mood After Recent Conflict
Chapter 2 6 mins
Understanding the Complexities of Israeli-Arab Relations
Chapter 3 10 mins
Public Opinion and Gaza's Political Situation
Chapter 4 7 mins
"Reevaluating the Israeli Blockade in Gaza"
Chapter 5 8 mins
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Two-State Solution
Chapter 6 6 mins
Religious Elements in Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Chapter 7 13 mins
Religious Fundamentalism and Identity in Israel
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If Life Is Random, Is It Meaningless? (with Brian Klaas)
How did a husband-and-wife vacation end up saving a ... more
Jan 22 2024 1h
Social Science Research's Impact on Policy
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Impact of Chance and Contingency
Chapter 2 9 mins
Limits of Social Science Modeling
Chapter 3 7 mins
Contingency Versus Convergence in Evolution
Chapter 4 12 mins
Interconnectedness and Impact of Actions
Chapter 5 11 mins
Free Will and Ripple Effects
Chapter 6 5 mins
The Upsides and Downsides of Uncertainty
Chapter 7 4 mins
Reflections on Life and Happiness
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Can a Nation Plunder Its Way to Wealth (with Noah Smith)
Did nations get rich on the backs of other nations? ... more
Jan 15 2024 1h 9m
The Impact of Machines on Wealth
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The Challenge of Covering the Most Important Story on Earth (with Matti Friedman)
Journalist Matti Friedman worked for the Jerusalem B... more
Jan 8 2024 1h 15m
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From the Second Intifada to October 7th (with Daniel Gordis)
Over the 25 years he's lived in Israel, author Danie... more
Jan 1 2024 1h 4m
Future of Jewish Life Concerns
Chapter 1 8 mins
Israeli History and Changing Perspectives
Chapter 2 7 mins
The Second Intifada
Chapter 3 8 mins
Israeli Perspective on Hamas and Gaza
Chapter 4 7 mins
Existential Worries and Future Concerns
Chapter 5 11 mins
Future of Jewish Life Concerns
Chapter 6 9 mins
Israel-Gaza Relations
Chapter 7 12 mins
Options for Gaza's Future
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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Moral? (with Paul Bloom)
Do psychologists know anything? Psychologist Paul Bl... more
Dec 25 2023 1h 3m
Contemplating Machine Intelligence and Human Control
Chapter 1 14 mins
Ethics of AI
Chapter 2 6 mins
Shared Humanity and Moral AI
Chapter 3 13 mins
Morality Versus Freedom in AI
Chapter 4 4 mins
Power, Morality, and Cultural Influence
Chapter 5 12 mins
Views on Progress and Cultural Evolution
Chapter 6 11 mins
The Impact of Modern Society
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An Extraordinary Introduction to the Birth of Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict (with Haviv Rettig Gur)
Israeli journalist Haviv Rettig Gur takes us on a de... more
Dec 18 2023 1h 40m
The Jewish Experience and the Holocaust
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Niall Ferguson on Free Speech and Kissinger's Role in the Middle East
How can we create a radically different atmosphere a... more
Dec 11 2023 1h 5m
Changing Cultural Norms and Incentives
Chapter 1 10 mins
Free Speech on College Campuses
Chapter 2 9 mins
Decline of Intellectual Discourse on Campuses
Chapter 3 14 mins
Free Speech and Academic Governance
Chapter 4 7 mins
Summer School Experiments and Kissinger's Role
Chapter 5 10 mins
Kissinger's Diplomacy and Middle East
Chapter 6 13 mins
US-Israel Relations and Global Crisis Challenges
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Yossi Klein Halevi on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
In 2018, author Yossi Klein Halevi wanted Palestinia... more
Dec 4 2023 1h 8m
Connecting Jewish and Palestinian Narratives
Chapter 1 14 mins
Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor
Chapter 2 20 mins
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Chapter 3 21 mins
Understanding the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Chapter 4 11 mins
Israelis' Fragile Search for Meaning
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Tyler Cowen on the GOAT of Economics
Who is the greatest economist of all time? In Tyler ... more
Nov 27 2023 1h 34m
Judges and Their Role in Law
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Greatest Economist of All Time
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Shift to Hypothesis Testing in Economics
Chapter 3 9 mins
Economics as a Vehicle for Ideas
Chapter 4 8 mins
Economists and the Pursuit of Greatness
Chapter 5 9 mins
Assessing Friedman and Keynes
Chapter 6 12 mins
Assessing Keynes and Hayek's Economic Contributions
Chapter 7 9 mins
Comparing and Evaluating Economic Thinkers
Chapter 8 9 mins
Productivity and the Most Productive Figures
Chapter 9 5 mins
Hayek, Keynes, Malthus, and Adam Smith
Chapter 10 6 mins
Assessing Adam Smith's Contributions
Chapter 11 8 mins
Future of Writing and Reading
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Andrew McAfee on the Geek Way
What's different about companies that accomplish ama... more
Nov 20 2023 1h 13m
Decision-Making and Leadership by HIPAA
Chapter 1 7 mins
The Geekway
Chapter 2 10 mins
Imitation, Progress, and Cultural Evolution
Chapter 3 13 mins
Cultural Evolution in Corporate Importance
Chapter 4 9 mins
The Impact of Status on Bureaucracy
Chapter 5 5 mins
The Press Secretary Problem and Overconfidence
Chapter 6 9 mins
Rationality, Science, and Group-Level Processes
Chapter 7 10 mins
The Challenges of Science in Companies
Chapter 8 7 mins
Leadership Challenges in Corporate Culture
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Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman
Who was Milton Friedman? Jennifer Burns of Stanford ... more
Nov 13 2023 1h 3m
Friedman's Influence in Economics
Chapter 1 12 mins
Milton Friedman
Chapter 2 7 mins
Henry Simons' Influence on Milton Friedman
Chapter 3 6 mins
Uncovering Milton Friedman's Collaborations
Chapter 4 6 mins
Friedman's Legacy
Chapter 5 13 mins
Milton Friedman's Economic Ideas Impact
Chapter 6 11 mins
Friedman's Influence in Policy and Politics
Chapter 7 5 mins
Milton Friedman's Influential and Contradictory Views
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Zach Weinersmith on Space Settlement and A City on Mars
Loss of taste for most foods, vision problems, loss ... more
Nov 6 2023 1h 3m
Minimum Humans for Self-Sustaining Settlements
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Michael Easter on Excess, Moderation, and the Scarcity Brain
Slot machines, social media, and potato chips: we hu... more
Oct 30 2023 1h 8m
The Pursuit of Happiness
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Scarcity Brain and Its Effects
Chapter 2 7 mins
Dopamine's Impact on Human Behavior
Chapter 3 11 mins
Unpredictable Rewards Influence Human Behavior
Chapter 4 10 mins
Exploring Addiction as a Symptom
Chapter 5 11 mins
The Impact of Gear and Minimalism
Chapter 6 14 mins
Finding Happiness in Slowing Down
Chapter 7 34 sec
Scarcity Brain
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