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Stephen Dubner on 20 years of Freakonomics

Stephen Dubner on 20 years of Freakonomics

Update: 2024-12-16
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Why are humans so bad at predicting the future? What exactly is college for? And does expensive wine really taste better? Those are among the many questions tackled by journalist Stephen Dubner and economist Steven Levitt over the years, since their bestselling book Freakonomics came out in 2005. We’ll talk with Dubner about the duo’s book and podcast empire which aims to reveal “the hidden side of everything” and about whether the field of behavioral economics has lived up to its promise. And we’ll dive into Freakonomics Radio’s recent series on the legal marijuana industry, and why it’s such a mess.

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Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics Radio host and best-selling author

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Stephen Dubner on 20 years of Freakonomics

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