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216. How to Make a Smart TV Ad
20 augustus 2015 · 31 min
Step 1: Hire a Harvard psych professor as the pitchman. Step 2: Have him help write the script ... Lees meer
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The Dangers of Safety (Rebroadcast)
13 augustus 2015 · 31 min
What do NASCAR drivers, Glenn Beck and the hit men of the NFL have in common? Lees meer
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215. Why Do We Really Follow the News?
6 augustus 2015 · 36 min
There are all kinds of civics-class answers to that question. But how true are they? Could it be that we like to read about war, politics, and miscellaneous heartbreak simply because it's (gasp) entertaining? Lees meer
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214. How to Create Suspense
30 juli 2015 · 39 min
Why is soccer the best sport? How has Harlan Coben sold 70 million books? And why does "Apollo 13" keep you enthralled even when you know the ending? Lees meer
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213. Aziz Ansari Needs Another Toothbrush
23 juli 2015 · 32 min
The comedian, actor -- and now, author -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions Lees meer
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212. The Economics of Sleep, Part 2
16 juli 2015 · 43 min
People who sleep better earn more money. Now all we have to do is teach everyone to sleep better. Lees meer
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211. The Economics of Sleep, Part 1
9 juli 2015 · 45 min
Could a lack of sleep help explain why some people get much sicker than others? Lees meer
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A Better Way to Eat (Rebroadcast)
2 juli 2015 · 28 min
Takeru Kobayashi revolutionized the sport of competitive eating. What can the rest of us learn from his breakthrough? Lees meer
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210. Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees?
25 juni 2015 · 54 min
We seem to have decided that ethnic food tastes better when it's served by people of that ethnicity (or at least something close). Does this make sense -- and is it legal? Lees meer
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209. Make Me a Match
18 juni 2015 · 50 min
Sure, markets generally work well. But for some transactions -- like school admissions and organ transplants -- money alone can't solve the problem. That's when you need a market-design wizard like Al Roth. Lees meer
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208. Making Sex Offenders Pay -- and Pay and Pay and Pay
11 juni 2015 · 35 min
Sure, sex crimes are horrific, and the perpetrators deserve to be punished harshly. But society keeps exacting costs -- out-of-pocket and otherwise -- long after the prison sentence has been served. Lees meer
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207. Should We Really Behave Like Economists Say We Do?
4 juni 2015 · 55 min
One man's attempt to remake his life in the mold of homo economicus. Lees meer
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Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Rebroadcast)
28 mei 2015 · 1 uur 3 min
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson. Lees meer
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Failure Is Your Friend (Rebroadcast)
21 mei 2015 · 32 min
In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated. Lees meer
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206. Ten Years of Freakonomics
14 mei 2015 · 46 min
Dubner and Levitt are live onstage at the 92nd Street Y in New York to celebrate their new book "When to Rob a Bank" -- and a decade of working together. Lees meer
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205. Could the Next Brooklyn Be ... Las Vegas?!
7 mei 2015 · 55 min
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has a wild vision and the dollars to try to make it real. But it still might be the biggest gamble in town. Lees meer
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Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast)
30 april 2015 · 30 min
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old. Lees meer
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204. Nate Silver Says: “Everyone Is Kind of Weird”
23 april 2015 · 39 min
America's favorite statistical guru answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions, and more. Lees meer
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203. Diamonds Are a Marriage Counselor’s Best Friend
16 april 2015 · 40 min
It may seem like winning a valuable diamond is an unalloyed victory. It's not. It's not even clear that a diamond is so valuable. Lees meer
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202. How Many Doctors Does It Take to Start a Healthcare Revolution?
9 april 2015 · 54 min
The practice of medicine has been subsumed by the business of medicine. This is great news for healthcare shareholders -- and bad news for pretty much everyone else. Lees meer
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201. How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare?
2 april 2015 · 42 min
A lot of the conventional wisdom in medicine is nothing more than hunch or wishful thinking. A new breed of data detectives is hoping to change that. Lees meer
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The Perfect Crime (Rebroadcast)
26 maart 2015 · 30 min
If you are driving and kill a pedestrian, there's a good chance you'll barely be punished. Why? Lees meer
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What You Don’t Know About Online Dating (Rebroadcast)
19 maart 2015 · 40 min
Thick markets, thin markets, and the triumph of attributes over compatibility. Lees meer
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200. When Willpower Isn’t Enough
12 maart 2015 · 33 min
Sure, we all want to make good personal decisions, but it doesn't always work out. That's where "temptation bundling" comes in. Lees meer
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199. This Idea Must Die
5 maart 2015 · 55 min
Every year, Edge.org asks its salon of big thinkers to answer one big question. This year's question borders on heresy: what scientific idea is ready for retirement? Lees meer
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198. The Maddest Men of All
26 februari 2015 · 33 min
Advertisers have always been adept at manipulating our emotions. Now they're using behavioral economics to get even better. Lees meer
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197. Hacking the World Bank
19 februari 2015 · 36 min
Jim Yong Kim has an unorthodox background for a World Bank president — and his reign thus far is just as unorthodox. Lees meer
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196. Is There a Better Way to Fight Terrorism?
12 februari 2015 · 43 min
The White House is hosting an anti-terror summit next week. Summits being what they are, we try to offer some useful advice. Lees meer
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195. How Efficient Is Energy Efficiency?
5 februari 2015 · 33 min
It's a centerpiece of U.S. climate policy and a sacred cow among environmentalists. Does it work? Lees meer
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194. How Safe Is Your Job?
29 januari 2015 · 34 min
Economists preach the gospel of "creative destruction," whereby new industries -- and jobs -- replace the old ones. But has creative destruction become too destructive? Lees meer
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193. Someone Else’s Acid Trip
22 januari 2015 · 29 min
As Kevin Kelly tells it, the hippie revolution and the computer revolution are nearly one and the same. Lees meer
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192. That’s a Great Question!
15 januari 2015 · 25 min
Verbal tic or strategic rejoinder? Whatever the case: it’s rare to come across an interview these days where at least one question isn’t a “great” one. Lees meer
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191. Why Doesn’t Everyone Get the Flu Vaccine?
8 januari 2015 · 36 min
Influenza kills, but you’d never know it by how few of us get the vaccine. Lees meer
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What’s the “Best” Exercise? (Rebroadcast)
1 januari 2015 · 15 min
Most people blame lack of time for being out of shape. So maybe the solution is to exercise more efficiently. Lees meer
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What’s More Dangerous: Marijuana or Alcohol? (Rebroadcast)
25 december 2014 · 25 min
Imagine that both substances were undiscovered until today. How would we think about their relative risks? Lees meer
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190. Time to Take Back the Toilet
18 december 2014 · 35 min
Public bathrooms are noisy, poorly designed, and often nonexistent. What to do? Lees meer
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The Troubled Cremation of Stevie the Cat (Rebroadcast)
11 december 2014 · 45 min
We spend billions on our pets, and one of the fastest-growing costs is pet "aftercare." But are those cremated remains you got back really from your pet? Lees meer
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189. How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps
4 december 2014 · 29 min
Okay, maybe the steps aren’t so easy. But a program run out of a Toronto housing project has had great success in turning around kids who were headed for trouble. Lees meer
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188. Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem?
27 november 2014 · 34 min
If U.S. schoolteachers are indeed “just a little bit below average,” it’s not really their fault. So what should be done about it? Lees meer
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187. The Man Who Would Be Everything
20 november 2014 · 28 min
Boris Johnson -- mayor of London, biographer of Churchill, cheese-box painter and tennis-racket collector -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions. Lees meer
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186. Why Do People Keep Having Children?
13 november 2014 · 39 min
Even a brutal natural disaster doesn’t diminish our appetite for procreating. This surely means we’re heading toward massive overpopulation, right? Probably not. Lees meer
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185. Should the U.S. Merge With Mexico?
6 november 2014 · 56 min
Corporations around the world are consolidating like never before. If it’s good enough for companies, why not countries? Welcome to Amexico! Lees meer
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184. What Can Vampires Teach Us About Economics?
30 oktober 2014 · 25 min
A lot! “The Economics of the Undead” is a book about dating strategy, job creation, and whether there should be a legal market for blood. Lees meer
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183. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”
23 oktober 2014 · 1 uur 2 min
The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson. Lees meer
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182. How Can Tiny Norway Afford to Buy So Many Teslas?
16 oktober 2014 · 36 min
The Norwegian government parleys massive oil wealth into huge subsidies for electric cars. Is that carbon laundering or just pragmatic environmentalism? Lees meer
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How to Raise Money Without Killing a Kitten (Rebroadcast)
9 oktober 2014 · 33 min
The science of what works -- and doesn't work -- in fund-raising Lees meer
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181. Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition
2 oktober 2014 · 42 min
A team of economists has been running the numbers on the U.N.'s development goals. They have a different view of how those billions of dollars should be spent. Lees meer
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180. Fitness Apartheid
25 september 2014 · 31 min
Markets are hardly perfect, but the results can be ugly when you try to subvert them. Lees meer
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179. Outsiders by Design
18 september 2014 · 40 min
What does it mean to pursue something that everyone else thinks is nuts? And what does it take to succeed? Lees meer
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178. How to Save $1 Billion Without Even Trying
11 september 2014 · 34 min
Doctors, chefs, and other experts are much more likely than the rest of us to buy store-brand products. What do they know that we don’t? Lees meer
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