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12. Where Do All the Bad Ideas Go?

12. Where Do All the Bad Ideas Go?

FromFreakonomics, M.D.


12. Where Do All the Bad Ideas Go?

FromFreakonomics, M.D.

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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ideas are currency. This couldn't be more true in academia, where it's the job of researchers to think of questions and, hopefully, find answers. Bapu talks with economists Steve Levitt and Emily Oster about how they come up with ideas for studies, why most never make it off the ground, and what should be done with scrapped projects.
Released:
Nov 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (87)

Each week, physician and economist Dr. Bapu Jena will dig into a fascinating study at the intersection of economics and healthcare. He takes on questions like: Why do kids with summer birthdays get the flu more often? Can surviving a hurricane help you live longer? What do heart surgery and grocery-store pricing have in common?