EPISODE · Jun 27, 2022 · 1H 8M
A.J. Jacobs on Solving Life's Puzzles
from EconTalk · host EconTalk: Russ Roberts
How much of life can be solved by algorithms, and how much just can't be solved? Listen as A.J. Jacobs, author of The Puzzler, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the lessons he learned from solving every kind of puzzle imaginable, including the biggest stumper of all: what it really means to be a human being.
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