362. Why Is This Man Running for President?

Does Las Vegas increase your risk of suicide? A researcher embeds himself in the city where Americans are most likely to kill themselves. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

27 Huhti 201118min

In our second round of FREAK-quently Asked Questions, Steve Levitt answers some queries from listeners and readers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ...

13 Huhti 201116min

It won’t work for everyone, but there’s a cheap, quick, and simple way to lift some students’ grades. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

6 Huhti 201120min

We talk to a U.S. Geological Survey physicist about the science -- and folly -- of predicting earthquakes. There are lots of known knowns; and, fortunately, not too many unknown unknowns. But it's the...

30 Maalis 201121min

Fire deaths in the U.S. have fallen 90 percent over the past 100 years, a great and greatly underappreciated gain. How did it happen -- and could we ever get to zero? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz ...

23 Maalis 201119min

For decades, GDP has been the yardstick for measuring living standards around the world. Martha Nussbaum would rather use something that actually works. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See p...

16 Maalis 201122min

To get a lot of followers on Twitter, do you need to follow a lot of other Tweeps? And if not, why not? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collecti...

9 Maalis 201126min

Since the beginning of civilization, we’ve thought that human waste was worthless and dangerous. What if we were wrong? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

2 Maalis 201119min