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Freakonomics Radio
Podcast af Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.
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601. Multitasking Doesn’t Work. So Why Do We Keep Trying?
Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — hang on a second, I've just got to get this.
Come see Stephen Dubner live!
“A Questionable Evening: A strategic interrogation from two people who ask questions for a living,” featuring Stephen Dubner and PJ Vogt from Search Engine.
Thursday, Sept. 26th, at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-questionable-evening-evening-with-stephen-dubner-and-pj-vogt-tickets-1002544747327
* SOURCES:
* Olivia Grace [https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliviadgrace/], senior product manager at Slack.
* Gloria Mark [https://gloriamark.com/], professor of computer science at the University of California, Irvine.
* David Strayer [https://psych.utah.edu/people/faculty/strayer-david.php], professor of cognition and neural science at the University of Utah.
* RESOURCES:
* "Immersion in Nature Enhances Neural Indices of Executive Attention [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-52205-1]," by Amy S. McDonnell and David L. Strayer (Nature: Scientific Reports, 2024).
* "Contribution to the Study on the ‘Right to Disconnect’ From Work. Are France and Spain Examples for Other Countries and E.U. Law? [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20319525221105102]" by Loïc Lerouge and Francisco Trujillo Pons (European Labour Law Journal, 2022).
* "Task Errors by Emergency Physicians Are Associated With Interruptions, Multitasking, Fatigue and Working Memory Capacity: A Prospective, Direct Observation Study [https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/27/8/655]," by Johanna I. Westbrook, Magdalena Z. Raban, Scott R. Walter, and Heather Douglas (BMJ Quality & Safety, 2018).
* "Supertaskers: Profiles in Extraordinary Multitasking Ability [https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758/PBR.17.4.479]," by Jason M. Watson and David L. Strayer (Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2010).
* "The Effects of Video Game Playing on Attention, Memory, and Executive Control [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001691808001200?via%3Dihub]," by Walter R. Boot, Arthur F. Kramer, Daniel J. Simons, Monica Fabiani, and Gabriele Gratton (Acta Psychologica, 2008).
* "'Constant, Constant, Multi-Tasking Craziness': Managing Multiple Working Spheres [https://ics.uci.edu/~gmark/CHI2004.pdf]," by Victor M. González and Gloria Mark (Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI, 2004).
* EXTRAS:
* "Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians? [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-the-u-s-so-good-at-killing-pedestrians/]" by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
* "Why Did You Marry That Person? [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-did-you-marry-that-person/]" by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
* "How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World? [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-much-should-we-be-able-to-customize-our-world/]" by No Stupid Questions (2021).
05. sep. 2024 - 58 min
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What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men? (Update)
Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 3 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School [https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/].”)
* SOURCES:
* Zachary Bleemer [https://zacharybleemer.com/], assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
* D'Wayne Edwards [https://pensolelewiscollege.com/founder/], founder and President of Pensole Lewis College.
* Catharine Hill [https://www.yale.edu/board-trustees/current-trustees/catharine-bond-hill], former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.
* Pano Kanelos [https://www.uaustin.org/people/pano-kanelos], founding president of the University of Austin.
* Amalia Miller [https://amaliarmiller.faculty.virginia.edu/], professor of economics at the University of Virginia.
* Donald Ruff [https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-ruff-87941548/], president and C.E.O. of the Eagle Academy Foundation.
* Morton Schapiro [https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx], professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.
* Ruth Simmons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons], former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.
* Miguel Urquiola [https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/], professor of economics at Columbia University.
* RESOURCES:
* "What Gay Men’s Stunning Success Might Teach Us About the Academic Gender Gap [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/24/gay-men-academic-success-gender-gap-lessons/]," by Joel Mittleman (The Washington Post, 2022).
* "We Can't Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We're Starting a New One [https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/we-cant-wait-for-universities-to?s=r]," by Pano Kanelos (Common Sense, 2021).
* "Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship [https://cspicenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AcademicFreedom.pdf]," by Eric Kaufmann (Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, 2021).
* “A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’ [https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-university-fall-higher-education-men-women-enrollment-admissions-back-to-school-11630948233],” by Douglas Belkin (The Wall Street Journal, 2021).
* "Community Colleges and Upward Mobility [https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29254/w29254.pdf]," by Jack Mountjoy (NBER Working Paper, 2021).
* "Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes [https://www.nber.org/papers/w25315]," by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (NBER Working Paper, 2019).
* "Leaving Boys Behind: Gender Disparities in High Academic Achievement [https://www.nber.org/papers/w19331]," by Nicole M. Fortin, Philip Oreopoulos, and Shelley Phipps (NBER Working Paper, 2013).
* EXTRAS:
* "Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School [https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/]," series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
* “'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?' [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/]” by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
29. aug. 2024 - 49 min
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EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It
Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on Fail Better, a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success could never teach.
* SOURCES:
* David Duchovny [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/], actor, director, writer, and musician.
* RESOURCES:
* "Martin Seligman and the Rise of Positive Psychology [https://www.neh.gov/article/martin-seligman-and-rise-positive-psychology]," by Peter Gibbon (Humanities, 2020).
* "Rick Reilly: ‘Donald Trump Will Cheat You on the Golf Course and Then Buy You Lunch [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/10/rick-reilly-donald-trump-golf-commander-in-cheat-book-interview],'" by Donald McRae (The Guardian, 2019).
* "How The X-Files Invented Modern Television [https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/23/17989508/x-files-25th-anniversary-monsters-of-the-week-excerpt-todd-vanderwerff]," by Emily St. James (Vox, 2018).
* "Happiness & the Gorilla [https://www.profgalloway.com/happiness-the-gorilla/]," by Scott Galloway (No Mercy/No Malice, 2018).
* EXTRAS:
* Fail Better with David Duchovny [https://lemonadamedia.com/show/fail-better-with-david-duchovny/], podcast by Lemonada Media (2024).
* "How to Succeed at Failing [https://freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/how-to-succeed-at-failing/]," series by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
* "Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/annie-duke-thinks-you-should-quit/]," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).
* "The Upside of Quitting [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-upside-of-quitting-3/]," by Freakonomics Radio (2011).
26. aug. 2024 - 40 min
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The University of Impossible-to-Get-Into (Update)
America’s top colleges are facing record demand. So why don’t they increase supply? (Part 2 of our series from 2022, “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School [https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/].”)
* SOURCES:
* Peter Blair [https://cepr.harvard.edu/people/peter-blair], professor of education at Harvard University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
* Zachary Bleemer [https://zacharybleemer.com/], assistant professor of economics at Princeton University and faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.
* Amalia Miller [https://amaliarmiller.faculty.virginia.edu/], professor of economics at the University of Virginia.
* Morton Schapiro [https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx], professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.
* Miguel Urquiola [https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/], professor of economics at Columbia University.
* RESOURCES:
* “Elite Schools and Opting In: Effects of College Selectivity on Career and Family Outcomes [https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/717931],” by Suqin Ge, Elliott Isaac, and Amalia Miller (Journal of Labor Economics, 2022).
* “Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply? [https://www.nber.org/papers/w29309]” by Peter Q. Blair & Kent Smetters (NBER Working Paper, 2021).
* “Lori Loughlin Pleads Guilty via Zoom in College Admissions Case [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/us/lori-loughlin-pleads-guilty.html],” by Kate Taylor (The New York Times, 2020).
* Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research [https://amzn.to/3MAPNFV], by Miguel Urquiola (2020).
* “To Cheat and Lie in L.A.: How the College-Admissions Scandal Ensnared the Richest Families in Southern California [https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/to-cheat-and-lie-in-la-college-admissions-scandal],” by Evgenia Peretz (Vanity Fair, 2019).
* The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money [https://amzn.to/3vOoql1], by Bryan Caplan (2018).
* “The World Might Be Better Off Without College for Everyone [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/whats-college-good-for/546590/],” by Bryan Caplan (The Atlantic, 2018).
* “Are Tenure Track Professors Better Teachers? [https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w19406/w19406.pdf]” by David N. Figlio, Morton O. Schapiro, and Kevin B. Soter (NBER Working Paper, 2013).
* “Estimating the Payoff to Attending a More Selective College: An Application of Selection on Observables and Unobservables [https://www.nber.org/papers/w7322],” by Stacy Berg Dale and Alan Krueger (NBER Working Paper, 1999).
* "Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action [https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/documents/reports/KalvenRprt_0.pdf]," by the Kalven Committee (1967).
* EXTRAS:
* "What Exactly Is College For? (Update) [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/what-exactly-is-college-for-update/]," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
22. aug. 2024 - 1 h 11 min
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What Exactly Is College For? (Update)
We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market share and prestige points. In the first episode of a special series originally published in 2022, we ask what our chaotic system gets right — and wrong. (Part 1 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School [https://freakonomics.com/freakonomics-radio-goes-back-to-school/].”)
* SOURCES:
* Peter Blair [https://cepr.harvard.edu/people/peter-blair], faculty research Fellow of the National Bureau of Economic Research and professor of education at Harvard University.
* Catharine Hill [https://www.yale.edu/board-trustees/current-trustees/catharine-bond-hill], former president of Vassar College; trustee at Yale University; and managing director at Ithaka S+R.
* Morton Schapiro [https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/directory/schapiro_morton.aspx], professor of economics and former president of Northwestern University.
* Ruth Simmons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Simmons], former president of Smith College, Brown University, and Prairie View A&M University.
* Miguel Urquiola [https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/msu2101/], professor of economics at Columbia University.
* RESOURCES:
* "Progressivity of Pricing at U.S. Public Universities [https://www.nber.org/papers/w29829]," by Emily E. Cook and Sarah Turner (NBER Working Paper, 2022).
* "Community Colleges and Upward Mobility [https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29254/w29254.pdf]," by Jack Mountjoy (NBER Working Paper, 2021).
* "How HBCUs Can Accelerate Black Economic Mobility [https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/education/our-insights/how-hbcus-can-accelerate-black-economic-mobility#download/%2F~%2Fmedia%2Fmckinsey%2Findustries%2Fpublic%20and%20social%20sector%2Four%20insights%2Fhow%20hbcus%20can%20accelerate%20black%20economic%20mobility%2Fhow-hbcus-accelerate-black-economic-mobility-vf.pdf%3FshouldIndex%3Dfalse]," (McKinsey & Company, 2021).
* Markets, Minds, and Money: Why America Leads the World in University Research [https://amzn.to/3L3vall], by Miguel Urquiola (2021).
* "Mobility Report Cards: The Role of Colleges in Intergenerational Mobility [https://www.nber.org/papers/w23618]," by Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman, Emmanuel Saez, Nicholas Turner, and Danny Yagan (NBER Working Paper, 2017).
* EXTRAS:
* "'If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?' [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/]" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
* "'A Low Moment in Higher Education [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-low-moment-in-higher-education/],'" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
* "The $1.5 Trillion Question: How to Fix Student-Loan Debt? [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-1-5-trillion-question-how-to-fix-student-loan-debt-ep-377/]" by Freakonomics Radio (2019).
* "Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love [https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-larry-summers-is-the-economist-everyone-hates-to-love/]," by Freakonomics Radio (2017).
15. aug. 2024 - 50 min
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