Episodes (Page 4)
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Discussing the unintended consequences of striving for perfection with technology.
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Presenting an optimistic view of humanity's future alongside AI.
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Dana Gioia explains how opera's melodrama and often-unintelligible words evoke deep emotion.
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Michael Munger and Russ Roberts debate if Musk can use DOGE to reduce government power.
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Adam Kirsch discusses settler colonialism theory and its application to current events.
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Emily Oster argues public health officials must communicate complex truths honestly.
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Alain Bertaud links European city charm to zoning and American cities' charmlessness.
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Matti Friedman reflects on his soldiering experience in Lebanon and current conflicts.
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Scott Sumner argues against tariffs and industrial policy, calling them detrimental.
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Robert Chandler details the immersive process of translating Vasily Grossman's 'Life and Fate'.
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Tyler Cowen praises Vasily Grossman's 'Life and Fate' as a potential masterpiece.
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Haviv Rettig Gur analyzes the shift of the Israeli public to the right.
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Cultivate awe by paying closer attention to the world.
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Donating a kidney to a stranger is a complex process.
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Explore the power and satisfaction of melancholy.
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Housing prices are artificially inflated.
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Misinformation poses a significant threat to democracy.
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Tribal instincts can be a source of success.
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Bruno Leoni's ideas influenced Hayek and Buchanan.
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Jennifer Ackerman explores the mysterious world of owls.