Freakonomics Radio

  • 430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?

    We explore the science, scalability, and (of course) economics surrounding the global vaccine race. Guests include the chief medical officer of the first U.S. firm to go to Phase 3 trials with a vaccine candidate;…


  • 430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?

    We explore the science, scalability, and (of course) economics surrounding the global vaccine race. Guests include the chief medical officer of the first U.S. firm to go to Phase 3 trials with a vaccine candidate;…


  • 430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?

    We explore the science, scalability, and (of course) economics surrounding the global vaccine race. Guests include the chief medical officer of the first U.S. firm to go to Phase 3 trials with a vaccine candidate;…


  • Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire”

    A new interview show with host Steve Levitt. Today he speaks with the Harvard psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker. By cataloging the steady march of human progress, the self-declared “polite Canadian” has managed to enrage…


  • Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire”

    A new interview show with host Steve Levitt. Today he speaks with the Harvard psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker. By cataloging the steady march of human progress, the self-declared “polite Canadian” has managed to enrage…


  • Introducing “People I (Mostly) Admire”

    A new interview show with host Steve Levitt. Today he speaks with the Harvard psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker. By cataloging the steady march of human progress, the self-declared “polite Canadian” has managed to enrage…


  • The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast)

    What happens when tens of millions of fantasy-sports players are suddenly able to bet real money on real games? We’re about to find out. A recent Supreme Court decision has cleared the way to bring…


  • The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast)

    What happens when tens of millions of fantasy-sports players are suddenly able to bet real money on real games? We’re about to find out. A recent Supreme Court decision has cleared the way to bring…


  • The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast)

    What happens when tens of millions of fantasy-sports players are suddenly able to bet real money on real games? We’re about to find out. A recent Supreme Court decision has cleared the way to bring…


  • 429. Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal?

    The endless pursuit of G.D.P., argues the economist Kate Raworth, shortchanges too many people and also trashes the planet. Economic theory, she says, “needs to be rewritten” — and Raworth has tried, in a book…


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