Azra Raza on The First Cell
Author and oncologist Azra Raza talks about her book The First Cell with EconTalk host…
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Conversation and Society
We live in an age of competing monologues. We talk, but we do not listen.…
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Adam Smith, Loneliness, and the Limits of Mainstream Economics
Big data is all the rage. We have become increasingly obsessed in economics and in…
Joe Posnanski on the Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
Journalist and author Joe Posnanski talks about his book, The Life and Afterlife of Harry…
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Amy Webb on Artificial Intelligence, Humanity, and the Big Nine
Futurist and author Amy Webb talks about her book, The Big Nine, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Webb observes…
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Emily Oster on Cribsheet
Economist and author Emily Oster of Brown University talks about her book Cribsheet with EconTalk host Russ Roberts.…
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Wanting to Want What We Want
I have been thinking about consciousness recently. What is the source of human consciousness? Is it…
Anja Shortland on Kidnap
Anja Shortland of King’s College London talks about her book Kidnap with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Kidnapping is relatively…
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