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Botkin on Nature, the Environment and Global WarmingNovember 26, 2007, Featuring Daniel BotkinDaniel Botkin, ecologist and author, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how we think about our role as humans in the natural world, the dynamic nature of environmental reality and the implications for how we react to global warming. Time: 1:06:18
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (18) Robert Frank on Economics Education and the Economic NaturalistOctober 15, 2007, Featuring Robert FrankAuthor Robert Frank of Cornell University talks about economic education and his recent book, The Economic Naturalist. Frank argues that the traditional way of teaching economics via graphs and equations often fails to make any impression on students. In this conversation with host Russ Roberts, Frank outlines an alternative approach from his new book, where students find interesting questions and enigmas from everyday life. They then try to explain them using the economic way of thinking. Frank and Roberts discuss a number of the enigmas and speculate on the future of economics and education. The topics discussed include tuxedos vs. wedding dresses, the level of civility (or lack thereof) in New York City, the difference between vending machines for soda and newspapers, the tragedy of the commons, and the economics of love. Time: 1:09:03
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (16) Hanushek on Educational Quality and Economic GrowthAugust 06, 2007, Featuring Eric HanushekHoover Institution Senior Fellow Eric Hanushek talks about his research on the impact of educational quality on economic growth. Past efforts to increase the economic growth rate of poor countries have focused on years of schooling, neglecting the quality and true education that needs to take place. Hanushek presents dramatic findings about the decisive nature of cognitive ability and knowledge in driving economic growth. Join us as Hanushek talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his findings and the implications for public policy around the world and in the United States. Time: 1:03:09
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (13) Henderson on Disagreeable EconomistsJuly 30, 2007, Featuring David HendersonDavid Henderson, editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics and a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about when and why economists disagree. Harry Truman longed for a one-armed economist, one willing to go out on a limb and take an unequivocal position without adding "on the other hand...". Truman's view is often reflected in the public's view that economic knowledge is inherently ambiguous and that economists never agree on anything. Henderson claims that this view is wrong--that there is substantial agreement among economists on many scientific questions--while Roberts wonders whether this consensus is getting a bit frayed around the edges. The conversation highlights the challenges the everyday person faces in trying to know when and what to believe when economists take policy positions based on research. Is it biased or science? Time: 1:00:10
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (21) Weinberger on Everything is Miscellaneous and the Wonderful World of Digital InformationJune 18, 2007, Featuring David WeinbergerAuthor David Weinberger, a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Institute for Internet and Society, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his latest book, Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder. Topics include the differences between how we organize and think about physical and digital information, the power of the internet to let us consume information in unique and customized ways and the implications for retailing, politics and education. Time: 1:14:52
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (2) Dan Pink on How Half Your Brain Can Save Your JobJune 11, 2007, Featuring Dan PinkAuthor Dan Pink talks about the ideas in his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future. He argues that the skills of the right side of the brain--skills such as creativity, empathy, contextual thinking and big picture thinking--are going to become increasingly important as a response to competition from low-wage workers overseas and our growing standard of living. Time: 1:07:13
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MORE: Posted by Russ Roberts. Permanent Link | Comments (5) Making Schools Better: A Conversation with Rick HanushekJuly 24, 2006, Featuring Eric HanushekRuss Roberts and Rick Hanushek, of Stanford University, talk about why the standard reforms such as more spending or better educated teachers have failed and what needs to be done in the future. Time: 34.3
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