When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin)
If the Wright Brothers could have used AI to guide their decision making, it’s almost…
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Rituals Without Religion (with Michael Norton)
While religion may play less of a role in many people’s lives, rituals–the lifeblood of…
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A User’s Guide to Our Emotional Thermostat (with Adam Mastroianni)
Can you be too happy? Psychologist Adam Mastroianni talks with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts about our…
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What Does “Unbiased” Mean in the Digital World? (with Megan McArdle)
Listen as Megan McArdle and EconTalk’s Russ Roberts use Google’s new AI entrant Gemini as…
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The Secrets of Great Conversation (with Charles Duhigg)
When EconTalk’s Russ Roberts sat down with Charles Duhigg to talk about his new book…
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If Life Is Random, Is It Meaningless? (with Brian Klaas)
How did a husband-and-wife vacation end up saving a city from the atomic bomb while…
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Tyler Cowen on the GOAT of Economics
Who is the greatest economist of all time? In Tyler Cowen‘s eclectic view, you need…
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Andrew McAfee on the Geek Way
What’s different about companies that accomplish amazing things? Perhaps surprisingly, says Andrew McAfee of MIT,…
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Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman
Who was Milton Friedman? Jennifer Burns of Stanford University finds in her biography of Friedman…
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Zach Weinersmith on Space Settlement and A City on Mars
Loss of taste for most foods, vision problems, loss of muscle mass and bone density.…
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