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What economists can learn from English majors

Feb 13, 2017
Robert Shiller, Yale economics professor and Nobel laureate, explains why stories are powerful when it comes to the economy.
Robert Shiller says economists should pay more attention to narratives to help them explain why economic events happen.
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Kai Ryssdal's 10th anniversary

Jul 31, 2015
Did you pay attention? There's a quiz.

Facial Recognition: An Eventuality

Jun 23, 2015
Tracking technology companies will "ask for forgiveness, not permission."

Maximizing your Halloween candy haul

Oct 31, 2012
Freakonomics offers the hidden side to finding the best neighborhood near you to trick-or-treat.

From the video vault, Kai does the numbers

Jul 18, 2011
I stumbled upon this pearl from the WBEZ video archive during a random YouTube search this morning. For no other reason than it's funny and i...

For public good, not for profit.

An unclear view

Mar 14, 2008
The air here in Dubai this morning was thick. Some strange combination of sand blowing off the desert, dirt from the construction sites, and fog...

It's the Holiday Inn Express, next to Knowledge Village.

by Meaw
Mar 10, 2008
First of all, greetings from Dubai. If you've never been here, if you have, or even if you don't think you'll ever come, this is a place you ought...