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Author and economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks about his book, Big Business, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Cowen argues that big corporati…
Entrepreneur and Anesthesiologist Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma talks with host Russ Roberts about what it's like to run a surgery center that p…
Computer Scientist and author Melanie Mitchell of Portland State University and the Santa Fe Institute talks about her book Artificial Intelligence with EconTal…
What's the difference between invention and innovation? Could it be that innovation--the process of making a breakthrough invention available, affordable, and r…
Economist and physician Jay Bhattacharya of Stanford University talks about the pandemic with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bhattacharya, along with Sunetra Gupta…
Journalist and author Sebastian Junger talks about his book, Freedom , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. The book and conversation are based on a 400-mile walk J…
Economist and Nobel Laureate James Heckman of the University of Chicago talks about inequality and economic mobility with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on…
A language, a flag, a national anthem and shared history—like a heart that has to pump harder to support a heavier body, the bigger a nation gets, the harder to…
Economist John List of the University of Chicago talks about his book, The Voltage Effect , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. He discusses what determines scalab…
Author Amor Towles talks about his book, A Gentleman in Moscow , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Along the way they discuss the craft of writing, the wellsprin…
