# Steven Levitt
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Steven David Levitt (born May 29, 1967) is an American economist and co-author of the best-selling book Freakonomics and its sequels (along with Stephen J. Dubner). Levitt is a professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. Levitt was the winner of the 2003 John Bates Clark Medal for his work in the field of crime.
The Economic Approach to Learning from Data
Corruption among Japanese Sumo wrestlers, the relation between having a TV and fertility rates in India and the analysis of drug dealing gangs in Chicago – these are all topics for which one needs a second look to identify them as microeconomic questions which can be analyzed with the help of data.…
The Economic Approach to Learning from Data
Corruption among Japanese Sumo wrestlers, the relation between having a TV and fertility rates in India and the analysis of drug dealing gangs in Chicago – these are all topics for which one needs a second look to identify them as microeconomic questions which can be analyzed with the help of data.…
278 : Clarity Beats Confidence: How Great Leaders Actually Change with Terez Rijkenberg
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What if the fastest way to lead change was to stop trying to feel confident? Executive coach Terez Rijkenberg says clarity beats confidence every time, and she has the frameworks to prove it.
Terez Rijkenberg, executive coach to C-suite leaders and director at Tuitive AI, joins Yan…
Trump Puts the Squeeze on Venezuela's Oil & Eyes Greenland as Next Target | Stephen J. Dubner
Ronny Chieng covers how Trump is taking charge of Venezuela's oil industry and replacing their old dictator with a new one: himself. Plus, this Venezuela takeover is so much fun, the president adds a bunch of other countries to his To-Be-Overthrown list, including Greenland, and Michael Kosta could…
634. “Fault-Finder Is a Minimum-Wage Job”
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is less reserved than the average banker. He explains why vibes are overrated, why the Fed’s independence is non-negotiable, and why tariffs could bring the economy back to the Covid era.
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Austan Goolsbee, president and ch…
Is It a Theater Piece or a Psychological Experiment? (Update)
In an episode from 2012, we looked at what Sleep No More and the Stanford Prison Experiment can tell us about who we really are.
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Felix Barrett, artistic director of Punchdrunk.
Steven Levitt, professor of economics at the University of Chicago.
Philip Zimbardo, professor emeritus at Sta…
It's a Ten Out of Ten
Ten seasons, ten brand-new bakers, and one Chai-normous Cake Week!
The Great Canadian Baking Show is back for its milestone 10th season, and the Tent has never looked sweeter. A fresh batch of talented home bakers from across Canada arrive ready to prove they have what it takes to rise to the occas…
It's Out of This World
We’re back with our recap of Week 2 of The Great Canadian Baking Show! After missing last week’s episode because of Thanksgiving, Lisa, Cristina, and the Fabulous Baker Boyz, Vincent Chan and Steven Levitt, are reunited and ready to talk all things Milk & Cookies.
First up, the bakers made a dozen …
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