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Podcast: The economics of the Uber era, mysterious Neandertal structures, and an octopus boom
Podcast: The economics of the Uber era, mysterious Neandertal structures, and an octopus boom
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24 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2016
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Podcast episode
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Online News Editor David Grimm shares stories on underground rings built by Neandertals, worldwide increases in cephalopods and a controversial hypothesis for Alzheimer’s disease. Glen Weyl joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss academics’ role in rising markets that depend on data and networks of people. We’re lucky to live in the age of the match—need a ride, a song, a husband? There’s an app that can match your needs to the object of your desire, with some margin of error. But much of this innovation is happening in the private sector—what is academia doing to contribute? [Music: Jeffrey Cook; Image: Etienne Fabre / SSAC]
Released:
May 26, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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