Marc Andreessen on Software, Immortality, and Bitcoin
What’s the single best thing happening in technology right now? According to entrepreneur and venture…
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Chris Blattman on Why We Fight
It’s tempting to explain Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Putin’s megalomania. Economist Chris Blattman of the…
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Dwayne Betts on Ellison, Levi, and Human Suffering
In his memoir of his time in Auschwitz, Primo Levi describes Jewish prisoners bathing in…
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Michael Munger on Antitrust
Are tech giants such as Google, Amazon, or Facebook dangerous? Do they have too much…
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Tyler Cowen on Reading
Intellectual omnivore Tyler Cowen of George Mason University and EconTalk host Russ Roberts talk about their…
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Robert Pindyck on Averting and Adapting to Climate Change
Economist Robert Pindyck of MIT talks about his book, Climate Future, with EconTalk host Russ…
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Maxine Clark on Building the Build-a-Bear Workshop
Stuff it, fluff it, stitch it, dress it: Build-a-Bear Founder and former CEO Maxine Clark…
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Angela Duckworth on Character
Many people think schools are no place for teaching character. Psychologist Angela Duckworth of the…
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Tamar Haspel on First-Hand Food
What did author and Washington Post columnist Tamar Haspel learn from her quest to eat…
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Luca Dellanna on Compulsion, Self-deception, and the Brain
Why do people eat too much even when they don’t want to? Why are there…
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