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Freakonomics Radio

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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69. The Hidden Cost of False Alarms Apr 03, 2012

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If any other product failed 94 percent of the time, you’d probably stop using it. So why do we put up with burglar alarms?

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68. The Power of the President -- and the Thumb Mar 28, 2012

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How much does the President of the United States really matter? And: where did all the hitchhikers go? A pair of "attribution errors."

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67. The Patent Gap Mar 22, 2012

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Women hold fewer than one in 10 patents. Why? And what are we missing out on?

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66. Show and Yell Mar 14, 2012

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Is booing an act of verbal vandalism or the last true expression of democracy? And: when you drive a Prius, are you guilty of “conspicuous conservation”?

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65. It’s Not the President, Stupid Mar 07, 2012

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Isn’t it time to admit that the U.S. economy doesn’t have a commander in chief?

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64. The Days of Wine and Mouses Feb 27, 2012

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Do more expensive wines taste better? And: what does one little rodent in a salad say about a restaurant’s future?

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63. The Dilbert Index? Feb 22, 2012

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Measuring workplace morale -- and how to game the sick-day system.

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62. How Biased Is Your Media? Feb 15, 2012

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The left and the right blame each other for pretty much everything, including slanted media coverage. Can they both be right?

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61. Does This Recession Make Me Look Fat? Feb 08, 2012

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A look at some non-obvious ways to lose weight.

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60. Save Me From Myself Feb 01, 2012

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A commitment device forces you to be the person you really want to be. What could possibly go wrong?

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