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418. What Will College Look Like in the Fall (and Beyond)?
Freakonomics Radio
05/14/20 • 55 min
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Am I Boring You? (Ep. 225 Rebroadcast)
Freakonomics Radio
02/25/21 • 39 min
Researchers are trying to figure out who gets bored — and why — and what it means for ourselves and the economy. But maybe there’s an upside to boredom?
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424. How to Make Your Own Luck
Freakonomics Radio
07/02/20 • 60 min
16 Listeners
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574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”
Freakonomics Radio
01/25/24 • 46 min
Michael Roth of Wesleyan University doesn’t hang out with other university presidents. He also thinks some of them have failed a basic test of good sense and decency. It’s time for a conversation about college, and courage.
- SOURCE:
- Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University.
- RESOURCES:
- "Opinion: College Presidents Are Supposed to Be Moral Leaders, Not Evasive Bureaucrats," by Michael S. Roth (Los Angeles Times, 2023).
- "Transcript: What Harvard, MIT and Penn Presidents Said at Antisemitism Hearing," by CQ Roll Call Staff (Roll Call, 2023).
- "To Testify or Not to Testify in Congress? Your Job Could Hang in the Balance," by Annie Karni (The New York Times, 2023).
- "You Could Not Pay Me Enough to Be a College President," by Daniel W. Drezner (The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2023).
- "The Case for College: Promising Solutions to Reverse College Enrollment Declines," by Katharine Meyer (Brookings, 2023).
- "Arab Funding of American Universities: Donors, Recipients, and Impact," by Mitchell G. Bard (American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, 2023).
- "Racist Attack Spotlights Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory," by Annie Karni (The New York Times, 2022).
- "Why Is There So Much Saudi Money in American Universities?" by Michael Sokolove (The New York Times Magazine, 2019).
- Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses, by Michael S. Roth (2019).
- "The Opening of the Liberal Mind," by Michael S. Roth (The Wall Street Journal, 2017).
- EXTRAS:
- "Academic Fraud," series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
- "Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School," series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
12 Listeners
412. What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat?
Freakonomics Radio
04/09/20 • 45 min
11 Listeners
417. Reasons to Be Cheerful
Freakonomics Radio
05/07/20 • 49 min
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556. A.I. Is Changing Everything. Does That Include You?
Freakonomics Radio
09/07/23 • 48 min
For all the speculation about the future, A.I. tools can be useful right now. Adam Davidson discovers what they can help us do, how we can get the most from them — and why the things that make them helpful also make them dangerous. (Part 3 of "How to Think About A.I.")
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573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?
Freakonomics Radio
01/18/24 • 62 min
Probably not — the incentives are too strong. Scholarly publishing is a $28 billion global industry, with misconduct at every level. But a few reformers are gaining ground. (Part 2 of 2)
- SOURCES:
- Max Bazerman, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School.
- Leif Nelson, professor of business administration at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business.
- Brian Nosek, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and executive director at the Center for Open Science.
- Ivan Oransky, distinguished journalist-in-residence at New York University, editor-in-chief of The Transmitter, and co-founder of Retraction Watch.
- Joseph Simmons, professor of applied statistics and operations, information, and decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Uri Simonsohn, professor of behavioral science at Esade Business School.
- Simine Vazire, professor of psychology at the University of Melbourne and editor-in-chief of Psychological Science.
- RESOURCES:
- "The Harvard Professor and the Bloggers," by Noam Scheiber (The New York Times, 2023).
- "They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?" by Gideon Lewis-Kraus (The New Yorker, 2023).
- "Evolving Patterns of Extremely Productive Publishing Behavior Across Science," by John P.A. Ioannidis, Thomas A. Collins, and Jeroen Baas (bioRxiv, 2023).
- "Hindawi Reveals Process for Retracting More Than 8,000 Paper Mill Articles," (Retraction Watch, 2023).
- "Exclusive: Russian Site Says It Has Brokered Authorships for More Than 10,000 Researchers," (Retraction Watch, 2019).
- "How Many Scientists Fabricate and Falsify Research? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Survey Data," by Daniele Fanelli (PLOS One, 2009).
- EXTRAS:
- "Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
- "Freakonomics Goes to College, Part 1," by Freakonomics Radio (2012).
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453. A Rescue Plan for Black America
Freakonomics Radio
03/04/21 • 56 min
8 Listeners
540. Swearing Is More Important Than You Think
Freakonomics Radio
04/20/23 • 45 min
Every language has its taboo words (which many people use all the time). But the list of forbidden words is always changing — and those changes tell us some surprising things about ourselves. Note: The swear words in this episode have been bleeped out. To hear a version of this episode without the bleeps, go to freakonomics.com.
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How many episodes does Freakonomics Radio have?
Freakonomics Radio currently has 1354 episodes available.
What topics does Freakonomics Radio cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Documentary and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Freakonomics Radio?
The episode title '418. What Will College Look Like in the Fall (and Beyond)?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Freakonomics Radio?
The average episode length on Freakonomics Radio is 39 minutes.
How often are episodes of Freakonomics Radio released?
Episodes of Freakonomics Radio are typically released every 4 days, 11 hours.
When was the first episode of Freakonomics Radio?
The first episode of Freakonomics Radio was released on Feb 6, 2010.
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@baltazar
Jan 22
I've been listening for like 10 years and still enjoy it a lit
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@angelayungk
Oct 6
If you want to learn about why there are so many mattress stores or any other weird facts… you didn’t know, you needed to know, this is the podcast for you!
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