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49. Unnatural Turkeys Nov 16, 2011

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Our appetite for breast meat renders our holiday birds unable to reproduce.

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48. Boo…Who? Nov 08, 2011

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Is booing an act of verbal vandalism—or the last true expression of democracy?

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47. Wildfires, Cops, and Keggers Nov 02, 2011

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On Election Day, most people focus on the obvious winners and losers -- that is, the candidates. But we went looking for some of the strange side effects that elections produce.

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46. Misadventures in Baby-Making Oct 25, 2011

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We are constantly wowed by new technologies and policies meant to make childbirth better. But beware the unintended consequences.

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45. Those Cheating Teachers! Oct 18, 2011

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High-stakes testing has produced some rotten apples. But they can be caught.

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44. Where Have All the Hitchhikers Gone? Oct 10, 2011

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Did we needlessly scare ourselves into ditching a good thing? And, with millions of cars driving around with no passengers, should we be rooting for a renaissance?

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43. The Decline and Fall of Violence Oct 05, 2011

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The world is a more peaceful place today that at any time in history -- by a long, long shot.

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42. The Upside of Quitting Sep 28, 2011

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You know the saying: a winner never quits and a quitter never wins. To which Freakonomics Radio says … Are you sure?

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41. The Folly of Prediction Sep 14, 2011

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Human beings love to predict the future, but we're quite terrible at it. So how about punishing all those bad predictions?

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40. The Suicide Paradox Aug 31, 2011

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There are more than twice as many suicides as murders in the U.S., but suicide attracts far less scrutiny. Freakonomics Radio digs through the numbers and finds all kinds of surprises.

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