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Author and psychologist Paul Bloom of the University of Toronto talks about his book, The Sweet Spot , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Bloom argues that suffer…

Author and economist Emily Oster of Brown University talks about her book, The Family Firm , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Oster argues that running your fam…

In the race for a COVID vaccine, how did a couple of companies who had never produced a successful vaccine make it to the finish line so quickly? Gregory Zucker…

Economist Robert Pindyck of MIT talks about his book, Climate Future, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Pindyck lays out what we know and do not know about clima…

It's tempting to explain Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Putin's megalomania. Economist Chris Blattman of the University of Chicago talks about his book Why W…

How do books change our lives? Educator and author Roosevelt Montás of Columbia University talks about his book Rescuing Socrates with EconTalk host Russ Robert…

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…

Author Ryan Holiday talks about his book, Discipline Is Destiny , with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Holiday discusses the mentor who taught him discipline, the s…

How does the mind work? What makes us sad? What makes us laugh? Despite advances in neuroscience, the answers to these questions remain elusive. Neuroscientist …

Dwayne Betts was a 16-year-old in solitary confinement when a fellow inmate slid a book of poetry under his cell door. What happened next is an astounding story…