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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 engines, and the quirks of human behavior.
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PLUS: “Thirty $3 Million Bets Is My Yacht”
Vinod Khosla on how venture capital is like religion, why institutions can’t innovate, and why he wasted an hour talking to us.
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569. Do You Need Closure?
In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes.
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PLUS: Failing in Front of a Crowd
After our four-part series on failure, we took the show on the road. Hear Stephen Dubner talk to failure experts Amy Edmondson and Gary Klein, live in Boston.
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568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?
Lewis got incredible access to Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire behind the spectacular FTX fraud. His book is a bestseller, but some critics say he went too easy on S.B.F. Lewis tells us why the critics are wrong — and what it’s like to watch your book get turned into a courtroom drama.
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PLUS: The Crime Nerd Behind UChicago's Crime Lab
The economist Jens Ludwig on the culture of police departments, the politics of gun control, and why there’s no social progress without truth.
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567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem?
In policing, as in most vocations, the best employees are often promoted into leadership without much training. One economist thinks he can address this problem — and, with it, America’s gun violence.
Customer Reviews
Do the Police have a management problem
Loved this episode. Different take on the job of policing.
Glad to hear someone is looking at all different aspects of how to handle our growing crime problem
Should Public Transportation Be Free
This is a brain twister subject. I like Swedens approach. I like the idea of making public transportation free for all low income people. I also like charging those that can afford it full fares. But mostly I like all ideas that present a disadvantage to driving cars. We must break America’s love of cars and give good incentives to using public transportation. Rumor has it car manufacturers were thr ones who encourage better roads, more cars and less trains and buses in order to sell more cars. Funny you didn’t address that. Is it true or just idle talk?
Sam Bankman-Fried
I used to respect Michael Lewis. I saw his 60 Minutes interview when he claimed that he thought SBF still could not understand his crime.
Lewis came off as if he were his publicist.
I will never take Lewis at his word again.
What a shame. I read Liars Poker in the late 1980’s and had so much respect for Lewis.
Now, I doubt him and his opinions!
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