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a day ago

Economist @JosephEStiglitz has devoted his life to exposing the limits of markets. He tells Steve about winning an argument with Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, why small governments don’t lead to more freedom, and why he’s not afraid to be an advocate. freak.ws/49WuEBw

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2 weeks ago

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli (@NIHDirector) went from a childhood on a cattle ranch to a career as a surgeon to a top post in the Biden administration. As director of the @NIH, she’s working to improve the way we find new treatments. freak.ws/3TV8tWl

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3 weeks ago

Nobel laureate, bestselling author, and groundbreaking psychologist Daniel Kahneman died in March. In 2021 he talked with @StevenDLevitt — his friend and former business partner — about his life and career. freak.ws/3xoTn3H

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4 weeks ago

Google researcher Blaise Agüera y Arcas (@blaiseaguera) spends his work days developing A.I. models and his free time conducting surveys for fun. He tells Steve how he designed an algorithm for the U.S. Navy at 14, and when A.I. first blew his mind. freak.ws/4cGSUu2

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a month ago

As chief economist of the @gatesfoundation, Rajiv Shah (@rajshah) tried to immunize almost a billion children. He tells Steve why it’s important to take big gambles, follow the data, and own up to your mistakes. freak.ws/4chWsm6

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2 months ago

The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg (@cduhigg) wrote his new book in an attempt to learn how to communicate better. Steve shares how the book helped him understand his own conversational weaknesses. freak.ws/3T5e1Nx

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2 months ago

Writer @catbohannon's new book puts female anatomy at the center of human evolution. She tells @StevenDLevitt why it takes us so long to give birth, what breast milk is really for, and why the human reproductive system is a flaming pile of garbage. freak.ws/48qRujE

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3 months ago

Economist Daron Acemoglu (@DAcemogluMIT) likes to tackle big questions. He tells StevenDLevitt how colonialism still affects us today, who benefits from new technology, and why democracy wasn’t always a sure thing. freak.ws/3ulJFhi

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3 months ago

Journalist @WaltHickey uses data to understand how culture works. He and @StevenDLevitt talk about why China hasn’t produced any hit movies yet and how he got his own avatar in the Madden NFL video game. freak.ws/3HtLaNp

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4 months ago

Arnold @Schwarzenegger has been a bodybuilder, an actor, a governor, and, now, an author. He tells @StevenDLevitt how he’s managed to succeed in so many fields — and what to do when people throw eggs at you. freak.ws/4aRhbN1

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4 months ago

Physicist @helenczerski loves to explain how the world works. She talks with @StevenDLevitt about studying bubbles, setting off explosives, and how ocean waves have changed the course of history. freak.ws/3GYLCD8

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5 months ago

Werner Herzog doesn’t want to be known only for his movies. He tells @StevenDLevitt why he considers himself a writer first, how it feels to be recognized for his role in The Mandalorian, and why he once worked as a rodeo clown. freak.ws/3RgDP8j

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5 months ago

Higher education is broken. Can it be fixed? Economist Michael D. Smith says universities are scrambling to protect a status quo that deserves to die. He tells Steve why the current system is unsustainable, and what’s at stake if nothing changes. freak.ws/3GjOIBk

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6 months ago

Computer scientist @drfeifei had a wild idea: download one billion images from the internet and teach a computer to recognize them. She ended up advancing the state of artificial intelligence — and hopes that will turn out to be a good thing for humanity. freak.ws/3svd1c8

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6 months ago

Data scientist @NateSilver538 gained attention for his election predictions. But even the best prognosticators get it wrong sometimes. He talks to Steve about making good decisions with data and how online poker led him to the world of politics. freak.ws/40eDOpG

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7 months ago

Abraham Verghese (@abe_verghese) is a physician and a best-selling author — in that order. He explains the difference between curing and healing, and tells Steve why doctors should spend more time with patients and less with electronic health records. freak.ws/3Q1b92I

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7 months ago

For 37 years, @RickDoblin has been pushing the F.D.A. to approve treating post-traumatic stress disorder with MDMA. He tells Steve why he persisted for so long, why he doesn’t like calling drug use “recreational,” and what he learned from his pet wolf. freak.ws/45ffUv7

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7 months ago

Is perfectionism ruining your life? Psychologist @thom_curran argues that perfectionism isn’t about high standards — it’s about never being enough. He explains how the drive to be perfect is harming education, the economy, and our mental health. freak.ws/45VltQy

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8 months ago

Avi Loeb is a Harvard astronomer who argues that we’ve already encountered extraterrestrial technology. His approach to the search for interstellar objects is scientific, but how plausible is his argument? freak.ws/484GoBW

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8 months ago

Reginald Dwayne Betts (@dwaynebetts) spent more than eight years in prison. Today he’s a Yale Law graduate, a MacArthur Fellow, and a poet. His nonprofit works to build libraries in prisons so that more incarcerated people can find hope. freak.ws/47OFHNh

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