Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, are groundbreaking books that explore "the hidden side of everything." Now there's a Freakonomics podcast, hosted by Dubner.
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Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 2)
What do a computer hacker, an Indiana farm boy, and ...
What do a computer hacker, an Indiana farm boy, and Napoleon Bonaparte have in common? The past, present, and future of food science.
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Waiter, There’s a Physicist in My Soup! (Part 1)
The "molecular gastronomy" movement -- which gets a bump in ...
The "molecular gastronomy" movement -- which gets a bump in visibility next month with the publication of the mammoth cookbook "Modernist Cuisine" -- is all about bringing more science into the kitchen. In many ways, it's the opposite of the "slow food"
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Freakonomics FAQ, No. 1
Levitt and Dubner field questions from the public and hold ...
Levitt and Dubner field questions from the public and hold forth on everything from dating strategies and rock-and-roll accordion music to whether different nations have different economic identities. Oh, and also: is it worthwhile to vote?
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Trashed
How economics -- and emotion -- have turned our garbage ...
How economics -- and emotion -- have turned our garbage into such a mess
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Exit Interview: Schools Chancellor, NYC
Having already amassed an eventful resume -- the Clinton White ...
Having already amassed an eventful resume -- the Clinton White House, the Department of Justice, and Bertelsmann -- Joel I. Klein spent the past eight years at chancellor of the biggest school system in the country. So what'd he learn?
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You Say Repugnant, I Say … Let's Do It!
What happens when the most disturbing ideas are also the ...
What happens when the most disturbing ideas are also the best?
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Do More Expensive Wines Taste Better?
They should! It's a cardinal rule: more expensive items are ...
They should! It's a cardinal rule: more expensive items are supposed to be qualitatively better than their cheaper versions. But is that true for wine?
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The "No-Lose Lottery," Part 2
It’s the banking tool that got millions of people around ...
It’s the banking tool that got millions of people around the world to stop wasting money on the lottery. So why won't state and federal officials in the U.S. give it a chance?
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Is America Ready for a "No-Lose Lottery"?
For the most part, Americans don't like the simple, boring ...
For the most part, Americans don't like the simple, boring act of putting money in a savings account. We do, however, love to play the lottery. So what if you combined the two, creating a new kind of savings account with a lottery payout?
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How Much Does the President of the U.S. Really Matter?
The U.S. president is often called the "leader of free ...
The U.S. president is often called the "leader of free world." But if you ask an economist or a Constitutional scholar how much the occupant of the Oval Office matters, they won't say much. We look at what the data have to say about measuring leadership,
