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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engin
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Society & Culture
584. How to Pave the Road to Hell
So you want to help people? That’s great — but bewar...
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Apr 18 2024 43m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Good Intentions Gone Bad in EconomicsChapter 2 9 mins
Unintended Consequences of ADA ImplementationChapter 3 6 mins
Salary Transparency and Labor MarketsChapter 4 13 mins
The Impact of Pay TransparencyChapter 5 16 mins
Unintended Consequences of Me Too
Extra: The Men Who Started a Thinking Revolution (Update)
The psychologist Daniel Kahneman — a Nobel laureate ...
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Apr 14 2024 34m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Undoing ProjectChapter 2 14 mins
Understanding Behavioral Economics and Human Decision-MakingChapter 3 7 mins
The Undoing ProjectChapter 4 11 mins
The Influence of Kahneman and TverskyChapter 5 59 sec
Cleaning Tips and Product Recommendations
Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Update)
People who are good at their jobs routinely get prom...
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Apr 11 2024 49m
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Problem With Bad BossesChapter 2 9 mins
Evaluating the Impact of Good BossesChapter 3 11 mins
The Peter Principle in ManagementChapter 4 9 mins
The Peter Principle in Promotion PracticesChapter 5 11 mins
Success Path for Non-Managerial EmployeesChapter 6 2 mins
Management Responsibilities and Advertisement Integration
583. Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?
Fareed Zakaria says yes. But it’s not just political...
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Apr 4 2024 1h 2m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Business Trends and Global PerilChapter 2 4 mins
Understanding Identity Politics and Historical OriginsChapter 3 6 mins
Globalization, Immigration, and GeopoliticsChapter 4 10 mins
Democracy and Illiberalism in Global PoliticsChapter 5 6 mins
Nationalism, Culture, and Foreign PolicyChapter 6 13 mins
Arab World, Israel, and GeopoliticsChapter 7 15 mins
American Dominance and Political Reflection
Extra: How Much Do You Know About Immigration?
The political debates over immigration can generate ...
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Apr 1 2024 27m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Immigration Facts and Statistics QuizChapter 2 5 mins
US Immigration Trends Over TimeChapter 3 14 mins
Understanding Immigration Through Personal Perspectives
582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?
As the U.S. tries to fix its messy immigration syste...
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Mar 28 2024 49m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Canada's Immigration ExperimentChapter 2 11 mins
Immigration Policies in North AmericaChapter 3 11 mins
Challenges of Immigration in CanadaChapter 4 9 mins
Immigration Policy and Talent CompetitionChapter 5 10 mins
Immigration Policy and Reform DiscussionChapter 6 1 min
Toyota Dealer Promotions and Offers
581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicat...
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Mar 21 2024 55m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Immigration Debate in AmericaChapter 2 12 mins
US Immigration History and ReformChapter 3 17 mins
Immigration Narratives and Economic ImpactChapter 4 11 mins
Impact of Immigration on the EconomyChapter 5 13 mins
Immigration Policy and Employment-Based IssuesChapter 6 2 mins
Business Solutions and Growth Opportunities
Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration
She arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, t...
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Mar 18 2024 29m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Immigration Perspectives and Personal HistoryChapter 2 13 mins
Geopolitics, Borders, and IdentityChapter 3 15 mins
Lessons on Refugee Crisis Management
580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System
How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigrat...
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Mar 14 2024 55m
579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?
Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many p...
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Mar 7 2024 42m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Social Influences on Economic Decision-MakingChapter 2 13 mins
Impact of Gender Norms on BehaviorChapter 3 7 mins
Consumer Preferences and Social MediaChapter 4 12 mins
Social Media Addiction and FOMOChapter 5 8 mins
Trap of Social Media InfluenceChapter 6 2 mins
Advertisement for Different Products and Services
Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)
In ancient Rome, it was bread and circuses. Today, i...
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Mar 4 2024 1h 5m
578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think
What surprises lurk in our sewage? How did racist ci...
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Feb 29 2024 52m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Wastewater Surveillance in a PandemicChapter 2 8 mins
Tracking Cryptic COVID Lineages in WastewaterChapter 3 7 mins
Monitoring Health Issues Through WastewaterChapter 4 5 mins
Urban Water Infrastructure and SegregationChapter 5 17 mins
Water Crisis in the SouthwestChapter 6 7 mins
Arizona's Water Policy and Saudi Influence
522. Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a s...
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Feb 22 2024 56m
Chapter 1 5 mins
AI-Powered Search Engines vs GoogleChapter 2 7 mins
Google's Search Engine Dominance DiscussionChapter 3 7 mins
Google's Revenue Model and SuccessChapter 4 4 mins
The Impact of Ads on SearchChapter 5 6 mins
Manipulating Search Engines for ProfitChapter 6 16 mins
Dominance and Innovation in Online SearchChapter 7 12 mins
Google Search and AdvertisingChapter 8 3 mins
Water Stories on Freakonomics Radio
Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
A wide-open conversation with three women who guided...
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Feb 19 2024 47m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Richard FeynmanChapter 2 11 mins
Richard Feynman and Psychedelic ExperiencesChapter 3 9 mins
Exploring Psychedelics and IntimacyChapter 4 6 mins
Psychedelic Experience With Richard FeynmanChapter 5 5 mins
Feynman's Character and LegacyChapter 6 8 mins
Remembering Richard Feynman and His LegacyChapter 7 51 sec
Exploring Music and Sports With Ads
The Vanishing Mr. Feynman
In his final years, Richard Feynman's curiosity took...
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Feb 15 2024 1h 1m
Chapter 1 18 mins
Richard Feynman's Connection to Esalen InstituteChapter 2 14 mins
Richard Feynman's Life and LegacyChapter 3 13 mins
The Role of Science in SocietyChapter 4 8 mins
Feynman's Fascination With TuvaChapter 5 12 mins
Richard FeynmanChapter 6 54 sec
Pandora and Xfinity
The Brilliant Mr. Feynman
What happens when an existentially depressed and rec...
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Feb 8 2024 52m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Richard Feynman's Life and ThoughtsChapter 2 14 mins
Feynman, Quantum Electrodynamics, and Nobel PrizeChapter 3 8 mins
Richard FeynmanChapter 4 6 mins
Richard Feynman's Relationships and InterestsChapter 5 5 mins
Richard Feynman's Personal Life and ReputationChapter 6 13 mins
Feynman's Life and LegacyChapter 7 1 min
The Hidden Side of Everything
How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update)
They’re heading to the Super Bowl for the second tim...
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Feb 5 2024 1h 3m
The Curious Mr. Feynman
From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investi...
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Feb 1 2024 1h 2m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Richard Feynman and the Challenger InvestigationChapter 2 8 mins
Richard FeynmanChapter 3 9 mins
The Curious Mr. FeynmanChapter 4 7 mins
Feynman's Influence on Science and HumanityChapter 5 5 mins
The Curious Mr. FeynmanChapter 6 11 mins
The Impact of the Manhattan ProjectChapter 7 12 mins
Richard FeynmanChapter 8 1 min
Staff, Music, Letters, Technology, Advertising
574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”
Michael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out...
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Jan 25 2024 46m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Scandal and Challenges for College PresidentsChapter 2 14 mins
College President's Approach to Free SpeechChapter 3 14 mins
Higher Education Challenges and Fundraising FocusChapter 4 8 mins
Anti-Israel Sentiment on College CampusesChapter 5 60 sec
Thanking Friend Who Gets McDonald's Breakfast
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay)
We all like to throw around terms that describe huma...
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Jan 22 2024 49m
Chapter 1 18 mins
Misused and Inaccurate Psychology TermsChapter 2 7 mins
The Psychology of Bystander InterventionChapter 3 8 mins
The Myth of Bystander ApathyChapter 4 8 mins
Misconceptions in PsychologyChapter 5 11 mins
Language Misuse and Humility in Science
573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?
Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Schola...
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Jan 18 2024 1h 2m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Academic Research Misconduct and FraudChapter 2 8 mins
Uncovering Academic Fraud and MisconductChapter 3 6 mins
The Truth About Academic Research FraudChapter 4 11 mins
Transparency in Academic ResearchChapter 5 7 mins
Impact of Pre-Registration and Registered ReportsChapter 6 10 mins
Journal Editors and Their ChallengesChapter 7 16 mins
Can Academic Fraud Be Eliminated?
572. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?
Some of the biggest names in behavioral science stan...
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Jan 11 2024 1h 14m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Academic Fraud and Its ConsequencesChapter 2 13 mins
Academic Fraud and Research IntegrityChapter 3 16 mins
Fraud and Investigation in ResearchChapter 4 16 mins
Correcting Scientific Record and Replication FailureChapter 5 7 mins
Allegations of Data Fabrication and LawsuitsChapter 6 9 mins
The Crisis in Scientific IntegrityChapter 7 1 min
Debate
571. Greeting Cards, Pizza Boxes, and Personal Injury Lawyers
In a special episode of The Economics of Everyday Th...
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Jan 4 2024 49m
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Economics of Greeting CardsChapter 2 13 mins
Millennials and Greeting Card Industry ImpactChapter 3 13 mins
The Evolution of Pizza BoxesChapter 4 4 mins
The Economics of Pizza Box RecyclingChapter 5 5 mins
The Business of Personal Injury LawyersChapter 6 14 mins
Personal Injury Lawyer Advertising
570. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever?
In a special episode of People I (Mostly) Admire, St...
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Dec 28 2023 46m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Evolution of Female BodyChapter 2 13 mins
Breast Milk and Wet Nurses ImportanceChapter 3 9 mins
The Fetus-Mother Relationship and EvolutionChapter 4 9 mins
Evolution and Matriarchal SocietiesChapter 5 9 mins
Female Bodies and Feminism EvolutionChapter 6 1 min
Gratitude in Addiction Recovery at Caron
569. Do You Need Closure?
In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela ...
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Dec 21 2023 39m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Zygarnik Effect and Closure in RelationshipsChapter 2 11 mins
The Zygarnik Effect and Memory ReliefChapter 3 11 mins
Closure and the Zygarnik EffectChapter 4 7 mins
The Power of Closure and LoveChapter 5 9 mins
Sponsorships, News, Gifts, Fact Checks, FeedbackChapter 6 1 min
Promotions and Sponsorships From Various Companies