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416: How to Find Insights Others Miss with Steven Landsburg

416: How to Find Insights Others Miss with Steven Landsburg

FromThe Archive of Awesome


416: How to Find Insights Others Miss with Steven Landsburg

FromThe Archive of Awesome

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Economist Steven Landsburg offers key questions to push your thinking beyond the obvious to generate helpful insights.   You'll Learn: How to jog your brain out of complacent thinking A common assumption that often leads people to make poor decisions Two exercises to help expand your thinking beyond the obvious   About Steven: Steven E. Landsburg is a Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester, where students recently elected him Professor of the Year. He is the author of The Armchair Economist, Fair Play, The Big Questions, two textbooks in economics, and much more. His current research is in the area of quantum game theory. He writes the monthly “Everyday Economics” column in Slate magazine, and has written regularly for Forbes and occasionally for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He appeared as a commentator on the PBS/Turner Broadcasting series “Damn Right”, and has made over 200 appearances on radio and television broadcasts over the past few years.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep416
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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