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And in each episode, I dissect fascinating questions at the sweet spot between health and economics. Adam Davidson, one of the founders of NPR’s Planet Money podcast, is guest-hosting a few episodes for us. By day, two leaders of Britain’s famous Nudge Unit use behavioral tricks to make better government policy. There are several components to deliberate practice, but generally, it’s about using good feedback to focus on specific techniques that will lead to real improvement. It reduces the fraction of residents with moderate to severe pressure ulcers by about 1. MILKMAN: The vaccine rollout in the U. But even when smokers want to stop, they can’t. com. Hey there, it’s Stephen Dubner. We hear about nature vs. Jul 3, 2018. Episode Transcript. Boeing and Airbus in jet airliners. , is teaming up with YouTube to bring its network of shows to the platform. A very small sliver of patients are driving all of the revenues of the system. Its archive of more than 500 episodes is. It’s the Freakonomics of medicine, with host Dr. Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of Grit) and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. There has been a lot of research emerging in recent years about the rising levels of loneliness in society today. Today on Freakonomics Radio, we’ll hear about their results. ” “Smooth and easy. Find another measure. The drug also seemed to boost endurance, at least in the mice. Produced by Zack Lapinski. The results were predictably nerdy. If you like this show or any other show in the Freakonomics Radio Network please recommend it to your family and friends. Top Freakonomics Episodes. Alvin E. Her answers are slide. Oct 6, 2021. GILBERT: Psychologists would usually refer to “unrealistic optimism. Original music composed by Luis Guerra. Rate. ”. It was. Freakonomics Radio is produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio. 738 episodes. DUBNER: You’re kidding. John Yule has had 70 years to observe the shifts in the local economy. has a very good model and what the U. Because there’s not only a need but a certain nobility in taking care of what you’ve already created. We looked at 2,200 companies from 1996 to 2020 — the S&P 1200 and the Russell 1000 — and there were just 95. They say it helps a small (albeit noisy) group of renters, but keeps overall rents artificially high by disincentivizing new construction. But not construction! We identify the causes — and possible solutions. Nov 25, 2022. The Sharks and the Jets, in the fictional-gangs-from-the-’50s industry. This episode cut through the noise by offering a really. D. For the Freakonomics Radio Network, this is The Economics of Everyday Things. And that’s the problem; you no longer have the middle in politics. ” “I got all it takes to beat the competition. I went back trying to find a ranking of the top schools. He just really wants a Trader Joe’s. 7 percent, and it reduces nursing home mortality by about 3 percent. Found. Private equity firms say they make companies more efficient through savvy management. When Stephen Dubner learned that Dallas–Fort Worth will soon overtake Chicago as the third-biggest metro area in the U. This is the first episode of _Off Leash_; you can find more episodes in your podcast app now. ”. Episode Transcript. Freakonomics Radio is produced by WNYC Studios and Dubner Productions. According to a decades-long research project, the U. He lost a lot of longtime friends. men don’t, and which the U. In this episode of The Freakonomics Radio Book Club, he gives a master class in the seven psychological. If current laws had applied since 1980, we would have had 350,000 fewer children born. She and two colleagues — Yong Lee and Toshiaki Iizuka — set out to gather and analyze data from 860 nursing homes in Japan. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books, the Freakonomics Radio podcast dives into interesting research. And the second response, which, to my way of thinking at least, is more nuanced, is, “You’re right, we didn’t get that right, but a lot of the other things they predicted, we did get right. How about this: If you’ve got a hard decision in your life, something you just can’t quite commit to, Levitt wants to help you make that decision. E. She didn’t always think of insurance as sexy. One centerpiece of the plan was a new subway line that would run from lower Manhattan, up the East Side, and into the Bronx. Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior. Is Brooks a fool for thinking this — and are you perhaps his. And the drug, by itself, gives you adult neurogenesis. So: one-sixteenth the size. There are thousands of books on the subject, but what do we actually know about creativity? In this new series, we talk to the researchers who study it as well as artists, inventors, and pathbreakers who live it every day: Ai Weiwei, James Dyson, Elvis Costello, Jennifer Egan, Rosanne Cash, Wynton. can use math to more accurately predict what is likely to come next in the punchline. M. From the very beginning of parenthood: Because changing your mind means admitting, on some level, that you used to be wrong. Anyway, in this episode of No Stupid Questions, we’ll be talking about how our surroundings can make us smarter — and maybe happier too. The first is, “Okay, you’re right, it didn’t happen, but it will happen eventually. EMANUEL: There was always change in our lives. For a one-person household, it’s just under $13,000. The principal way in which we propel our planes is fuel — jet fuel. Here’s one of the 103 pieces of advice he recently published: “Always read the plaque next to the monument. FORA. BURKE: This has been studied a lot in the context of the Clean Air Act in the U. Is Very Different from Other Countries — So Let’s Stop Pretending It’s Not. D. The book today is a new and radically revised edition of Nudge. Each week, physician, economist, and author of "Random Acts of Medicine" Dr. Under the assumed name Belle de Jour, she started to blog her experiences. People I (Mostly) Admire. There’s at least one more reason why so many pedestrians keep getting hit. John Ray is an emergency C. Big Returns from Thinking Small. WEED: Yes. Get personalized. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. In an interview with Dubner, Ed Bastian, C. TIERNEY: I think their friends should tell them that. The predecessor of the supermarket was the dry-goods store. Violent crime was constant, and experts predicted it was only going to get worse. ”. nurture, capitalism vs. He has come to believe there is only one weapon that can defeat our extreme political polarization: love. He’s a co-author of the book Nudge: The Final Edition, a recent update to the 2008 blockbuster bestseller, and he’s won the Nobel Prize in economics. Play trailer 2:32. The economist Mariana Mazzucato says we’ve got that story backward. com was launched in 2005, it was essentially a blog (c’mon, blogs were a thing then!). Today on Freakonomics Radio: the Mongol 482 may be just a “middle-range, everyday” pencil. WU: Fare-free transportation is funding public transportation as a public good and recognizing the right to mobility for every. You know, “This will lead to that, and that will lead to something else. We also provide transcripts, show notes, and links to research for each episode. Imagine two players at a table. 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Including people you’ve heard before on Freakonomics Radio — like Angela Duckworth, the Penn psychology professor and author of Grit; and David Laibson, chair of the Harvard economics department. That’s what the basketball coach at the nearby University of Michigan makes in one year. “Legalized abortion,” they wrote, “appears to account for as much as 50 percent of the recent drop in crime. And: in this era of lockdowns. Freakonomics, M. (Ep. Freakonomics Radio is produced by Stitcher and Renbud Radio. growth rate. Here’s what a Chinese trade negotiator said: it’s hard “to negotiate with someone when he puts a knife on your neck. Unbeknownst to us, one of the people who heard it was so inspired by the idea that he would spend much of the next seven years. A lot of them have signs displaying the logo of one of the big oil companies. A 10 percent minimum wage increase reduces the inspection violations by about 2 percent. of Microsoft. We’ll ask how useful nudging can be if you want to solve big problems. Dec 28, 2022. You are about to hear an episode from our archives — one of the most popular episodes we’ve ever put out. The classic Mongol ferrule was black with gold band. ; Ash Mierzejek, salesperson and knitting teacher at Knitty City yarn store. Freakonomics Radio. The best thing to do: just leave the room. Sometimes I’ll hear a trend or some history and wonder how I’ve made it so far in life without knowing about it. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. * * *. When did that begin, and how? Hal WEITZMAN: When I was a financial reporter, all roads seemed to lead to Delaware. causation, and, most importantly, incentives. And some early-education ideas suggest that even pre-school may be too late. From the Freakonomics Radio Network, this is Freakonomics, M. 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We thought it was time to replay these episodes because they are two of our most popular episodes ever. ROTH: We had just moved into our new apartment. It can be seen as an act of weakness, even heresy. P. As always, thanks for listening. Wu wants to make public transit in Boston free. S. This is the first episode of _Off Leash_; you can find more episodes in your podcast app now. 2 Videos. Chetty is now an economist at Stanford:Mostly because of you. Google has more than 90 percent of the global search-engine market. For instance: what we all get wrong about Darwin; what an iPod has in common with the “hell ant”; and how a “memory athlete” memorizes a deck of cards. People like to look at their own lives as a story. The looter hadn’t been paid. We also read about the long-term effects of loneliness and its possible. REPORTER: A little girl named Mary goes to the beach with her mother and brother. So exposure to air pollution in-utero leads to later life outcomes, reductions in earnings, poor health overall. ROGELBERG: If a leader truly recognizes that they are inherently a steward of others’ time, they do meetings differently. Consider a mattress that a store sells for $1,000. Seward, Alaska, does have a relatively high median household income. S. In Adam Smith’s day, the residents of Kirkcaldy mined coal and harvested salt; later, they made canvas and linoleum. He published The Psychology of Money in 2020 — too late, as it turns out, to be included in the top 50 personal-finance books that James Choi analyzed. 738 episodes. And sell to us they do. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. ”. A few years after that first Freakonomics book, right when I started this podcast, we did an episode called “ The Economist’s Guide to Parenting .