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Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
The Vanishing Mr. Feynman
The Brilliant Mr. Feynman
How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update)
The Curious Mr. Feynman
574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay)
573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?
572. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?
571. Greeting Cards, Pizza Boxes, and Personal Injury Lawyers
570. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever?
569. Do You Need Closure?
568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?
567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem?
513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (Update)
566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?
Extra: Jason Kelce Hates to Lose
565. Are Private Equity Firms Plundering the U.S. Economy?
480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy? (Replay)
564. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 4: Extreme Resiliency
563. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 3: Grit vs. Quit
562. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 2: Life and Death
561. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: The Chain of Events
232. A New Nobel Laureate Explains the Gender Pay Gap (Replay)
560. Is This “the Worst Job in Corporate America” — or Maybe the Best?
559. Are Two C.E.O.s Better Than One?
558. The Facts Are In: Two Parents Are Better Than One
When Is a Superstar Just Another Employee?
556. A.I. Is Changing Everything. Does That Include You?
555. New Technologies Always Scare Us. Is A.I. Any Different?
554. Can A.I. Take a Joke?
553. The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm Emanuel
Should Traffic Lights Be Abolished? (Ep. 454 Replay)
Extra: A Modern Whaler Speaks Up
552. Freakonomics Radio Presents: The Economics of Everyday Things
551. What Can Whales Teach Us About Clean Energy, Workplace Harmony, and Living the Good Life?
550. Why Do People Still Hunt Whales?
549. The First Great American Industry
548. Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?
Why Did You Marry That Person? (Ep. 511 Replay)
547. Satya Nadella’s Intelligence Is Not Artificial
546. Are E.S.G. Investors Actually Helping the Environment?
545. Enough with the Slippery Slopes!
544. Ari Emanuel Is Never Indifferent
Make Me a Match (Ep. 209 Update)
543. How to Return Stolen Art
542. Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case?
541. The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin
Why Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Ep. 323 Replay)
540. Swearing Is More Important Than You Think
539. Why Does One Tiny State Set the Rules for Everyone?
538. A Radically Simple Way to Boost a Neighborhood
How to Hate Taxes a Little Bit Less (Ep. 400 Replay)
537. “Insurance Is Sexy.” Discuss.
Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses? (Ep. 495 Replay)
536. Is Your Plane Ticket Too Expensive — or Too Cheap?
535. Why Is Flying Safer Than Driving?
534. Air Travel Is a Miracle. Why Do We Hate It?
Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (Ep. 493 Update)
The Economics of Everyday Things: Used Hotel Soaps
533. Will the Democrats “Make America Great Again”?
The Economics of Everyday Things: “My Sharona”
Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429 Update)
The Economics of Everyday Things: Girl Scout Cookies
532. Do You Know Who Owns Your Vet?
Introducing “The Economics of Everyday Things”
531. Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?
Extra: Samin Nosrat Always Wanted to Be Famous
530. What's Wrong with Being a One-Hit Wonder?
529. Can Our Surroundings Make Us Smarter?
528. Yuval Noah Harari Thinks Life is Meaningless and Amazing
527. Can Adam Smith Fix Our Economy?
526. Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger?
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525. In Search of the Real Adam Smith
524. How Important Is Breastfeeding, Really?
523. Did Michael Lewis Just Get Lucky with “Moneyball”?
522. Is Google Getting Worse?
The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375 Update)
521. I’m Your Biggest Fan!
The Unintended Consequences of Working from Home
519. Has Globalization Failed?
518. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice?
517. Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation?
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update)
516. Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?
Extra: Ken Burns | People I (Mostly) Admire
515. When You Pray to God Online, Who Else Is Listening?
This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Ep. 472 Update)
514. Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America
513. Should Public Transit Be Free?
Why Is U.S. Media So Negative? (Ep. 477 Replay)
The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (Ep. 470 Replay)
The U.S. Is Just Different — So Let’s Stop Pretending We’re Not (Ep. 469 Replay)
512. Does Philosophy Still Matter?
511. Why Did You Marry That Person?
The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later (Ep. 479 Replay)
510. What Problems Does Crypto Solve, Anyway?
509. Are N.F.T.s All Scams?