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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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Milton Friedman The Last Conservative

Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman

Who was Milton Friedman? Jennifer Burns of Stanford University finds in her biography of Friedman…
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A City On Mars

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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Scarcity Brain

Michael Easter on Excess, Moderation, and the Scarcity Brain

Slot machines, social media, and potato chips: we humans seem to find a lot of…
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Determined

Robert Sapolsky on Determinism, Free Will, and Responsibility

Your mother’s socio-economic status at the time of your birth. Whether your ancestors raised crops…
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Soul Of Civility

Alexandra Hudson on the Soul of Civility

When Alexandra Hudson arrived in Washington, D.C., she discovered that outward behavior is not always a…
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Elie Hassenfeld on GiveWell

When then-hedge fund manager Elie Hassenfeld began his philanthropic journey in 2006, he knew that…
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Anupam Bapu Jena on Random Acts of Medicine

Do marathons kill people who aren’t in the race? Does when you’re born make you…
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Walter Russell Mead on Innovation, Religion, and the State of the World

Historian and author Walter Russell Mead of Bard College and the Hudson Institute talks with…
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