Features By Stephen Dubner
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Freakonomics: Preventing a hurricane
We know what causes hurricanes and how to deal with their symptoms, but not actually how to prevent the storms from happening in the first place. An invention firm may have come up with a 'hurricane vaccine.'
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Freakonomics: Fetal genetic testing raises big questions
Freakonomics correspondent Stephen Dubner explains the unexpected consequences of predetermining your baby's genetics.
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Freakonomics: Why are we so bad at predicting the future?
People make a lot of money making predictions, so why are they so rarely right? Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner talks about accountability in fortune telling.
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Freakonomics: How does a company bounce back after controversy?
Bad things happen in business. So how do firms bounce back and keep reputations intact?
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Freakonomics: When it's good to quit
Society often considers quitting as failure, but Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner argues we should think more about the upsides to giving up.
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Freakonomics: Why bounty hunters catch more fugitives than police officers
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses the difference between bounty hunters and police officers that really matters when it comes to catching fugitives.
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Freakonomics: Saving the environment, or just showing off?
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner talks about the idea of "conspicuous conservation," where people indulge in certain earth-saving acts as a way to show off that they care about the environment, and in turn, benefit socially.
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Freakonomics: Better education through improved eyesight
How researchers raised test scores in rural China with the help of new specs for every kid in need.
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Freakonomics: Tackling the looming NFL lockout
A potential lockout is on the horizon as the current collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players' union soon expires. Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner talks with Kai Ryssdal about how profitable the NFL is and the problem some owners have with the league's business model.
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