Economist and blogger Tyler Cowen
A conversation about using incentives, eating ethnic food and becoming a cultural billionaire with Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Mason University and blogger at Marginal Revolution.
18 Jan 200856min
Los Angeles Times Book Review editor David L. Ulin
A conversation about publishing, book criticism and LA literary culture with David L. Ulin, editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review.
12 Jan 20081h 1min
Science journalist Jonah Lehrer
A conversation about literature, the human brain and umami with Jonah Lehrer, editor-at-large at Seed magazine and author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist.
3 Jan 200853min
Novelist Joshua Henkin
A conversation about college towns, the importance of story and MFA programs with novelist Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony.
29 Dec 20071h
The Smart Set editor Jason Wilson
A conversation about online journalism, travel writing and H.L. Mencken with Jason Wilson, editor of The Smart Set from Drexel University and The Best American Travel Writing series.
22 Dec 200753min
Evolutionary biologist David P. Barash
A conversation about consciousness, free will and toilet training with David P. Barash, professor of psychology at the University of Washington and author of Natural Selections: Selfish Altruists, Hon...
15 Dec 20071h 2min
Law professor and economist Ian Ayres
A conversation about the revolution in decisionmaking brought about by large-scale quantitative analysis with Yale law professor and economist Ian Ayres, author of Super Crunchers: Why Thinking by Num...
7 Dec 20071h
On political division with David Starkey
A conversation about voting one way and living in a place that votes another with David Starkey, poet, playwright, professor of English at Santa Barbara City College and editor of Living Blue in the R...
7 Dec 200739min
