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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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Latest Episodes:

How to Fix a Broken High Schooler, in Four Easy Steps (Rebroadcast) Feb 04, 2016

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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.

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Is America’s Education Problem Really Just a Teacher Problem? (Rebroadcast) Jan 28, 2016

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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?

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234. Do Boycotts Work? Jan 21, 2016

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The Montgomery Bus Boycott, the South African divestment campaign, Chick-fil-A! Almost anyone can launch a boycott, and the media loves to cover them. But do boycotts actually produce the change they're fighting for?

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233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future Jan 14, 2016

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Experts and pundits are notoriously bad at forecasting, in part because they aren't punished for bad predictions. Also, they tend to be deeply unscientific. The psychologist Philip Tetlock is finally turning prediction into a science -- and now even you could become a superforecaster.

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232. The True Story of the Gender Pay Gap Jan 07, 2016

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Discrimination can't explain why women earn so much less than men. If only it were that easy.

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When Willpower Isn’t Enough (Rebroadcast) Dec 31, 2015

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Sure, we all want to make good personal decisions, but it doesn't always work out. That's where "temptation bundling" comes in.

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Fixing the World, Bang-for-the-Buck Edition (Rebroadcast) Dec 24, 2015

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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.

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231. Is Migration a Basic Human Right? Dec 17, 2015

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The argument for open borders is compelling -- and deeply problematic.

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230. The Cheeseburger Diet Dec 10, 2015

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One woman's quest to find the best burger in town can teach all of us to eat smarter.

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229. Ben Bernanke Gives Himself a Grade Dec 03, 2015

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He was handed the keys to the global economy just as it started heading off a cliff. Fortunately, he'd seen this movie before.

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