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Legacy of a Jerk (Rebroadcast) - Podcasts
Legacy of a Jerk (Rebroadcast)
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher
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What happens to your reputation when you're no longer around to defend it?
132. Jane Austen, Game Theorist
What does "Pride and Prejudice" have to do with nuclear deterrence?
131. Do You Really Want to Know Your Future?
You might think that someone with a 50-50 chance of getting a fatal disease would want to know for sure -- but you would be wrong. What does this say about our supposed thirst for certainty?