347. Why You Shouldn’t Open a RestaurantKenji Lopez-Alt became a rock star of the food world by bringing science into the kitchen in a way that everyday cooks can […]

346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the PlanetThe environmentalists say we’re doomed if we don’t drastically reduce consumption. The technologists say tha […]

345. How to Be HappyThe U.N.’s World Happiness Report — created to curtail our unhealthy obsession with G.D.P. — is dominated every year by the Nordic count […]

344. Who Decides How Much a Life Is Worth?After every mass shooting or terrorist attack, victims and survivors receive a huge outpouring of support — including a […]

A Conversation With PepsiCo C.E.O. Indra Nooyi (Ep. 316 Update)One of the world’s biggest and best-known companies just announced that its C.E.O. would be s […]

343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…In this live episode of “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” we learn why New York has skinny skysc […]

342. Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean?He was once the most lionized athlete on the planet, with seven straight Tour de France wins and a victory over cancer […]

341. Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)It happens to just about everyone, whether you’re going for Olympic gold or giving a wedding toast. We hear from p […]

340. People Aren’t Dumb. The World Is Hard.You wouldn’t think you could win a Nobel Prize for showing that humans tend to make irrational decisions. But that’s wha […]

339. The Future of Freakonomics Radio After 8 years and more than 300 episodes, it was time to either 1) quit, or 2) make the show bigger and better. We voted for […]

In Praise of Incrementalism (Rebroadcast)What do Renaissance painting, civil-rights movements, and Olympic cycling have in common? In each case, huge […]

In Praise of Maintenance (Rebroadcast)Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? Hosted b […]

338. How to Catch World Cup FeverFor soccer fans, it’s easy. For the rest of us? Not so much, especially since the U.S. team didn’t qualify. So here’s what to wa […]

337. How to Build a Smart CityWe are in the midst of a historic (and wholly unpredicted) rise in urbanization. But it’s hard to retrofit old cities for the 2 […]

How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Rebroadcast)Nearly two percent of America is grassy green. Sure, lawns are beautiful and useful and they smell great. But […]

336. The Most Vilified Industry in America Is Also the Most CharitablePharmaceutical firms donate an enormous amount of their products (and some cash too). But […]

335. Does Doing Good Give You License to Be Bad?Corporate Social Responsibility programs can attract better job applicants who’ll work for less money. But they a […]

334. 5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably MisusingWe all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” […]

Evolution, Accelerated (Rebroadcast)A breakthrough in genetic technology has given humans more power than ever to change nature. It could help eliminate hunger and […]

333. The Most Ambitious Thing Humans Have Ever AttemptedSure, medical progress has been astounding. But today the U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other […]