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Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.2024 All Rights Reserved Ciencias Sociales
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  • 170. Finding the God Particle

    170. Finding the God Particle
    Nov 8 2025

    Physicist and former pop star Brian Cox tells Steve about discovering the Higgs boson, having a number-one hit, and why particle physics research will almost certainly not create a black hole that destroys all life on earth.

    • SOURCES:
      • Brian Cox, physicist at the University of Manchester.

    • RESOURCES:
      • Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe, by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (2023).
      • "Higgs10: The Higgs boson and the rise of the Standard Model of Particle Physics in the 1970s," by John Ellis (CERN, 2022).
      • Out of Silence, by Dare (2004).
      • "WW scattering at the LHC," by J. M. Butterworth, Brian Cox, and J. R. Forshaw (CERN, 2002).
      • A Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking (1998).
      • "Gravitational Collapse and Space-Time Singularities," by Roger Penrose (Physical Review Letters, 1965).
      • "The Value of Science," by Richard P. Feynman (Internet Archive, 1955).
      • "Brian Cox Live."

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  • 169. Decoding the World’s First Writing

    169. Decoding the World’s First Writing
    Oct 25 2025

    Irving Finkel is an expert on cuneiform — the oldest known writing system. He tells Steve the amazing story of how an ancient clay tablet unlocked the truth about Noah’s ark (and got Finkel in trouble with some Christians).

    • SOURCES:
      • Irving Finkel, curator in the department of the Middle East at the British Museum.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "How to write cuneiform," by Irving Finkel (The British Museum, 2021).
      • "PBS Nova: Secrets of Noah's Ark," (2015).
      • The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood, by Irving Finkel (2014).
      • "Epic Hero," by David Damrosch (Smithsonian Magazine, 2007).
      • "How Egyptian hieroglyphs were decoded, a timeline to decipherment," (The British Museum).

    • EXTRAS:
      • "Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91," by Keith Schneider (New York Times, 2025).
      • "Jane Goodall Changed the Way We See Animals. She’s Not Done." by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).
      • "D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better," (1993).

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  • Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us? (Update)

    Is There a Fair Way to Divide Us? (Update)
    Oct 18 2025

    Moon Duchin is a math professor at the University of Chicago whose theoretical work has practical applications for voting and democracy. Why is striving for fair elections so difficult?

    • SOURCES:
      • Moon Duchin, professor of mathematics at Cornell University.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "Gerrymandering: The Origin Story," by Neely Tucker (Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress, 2024).
      • "Redistricting for Proportionality," by Gabe Schoenbach and Moon Duchin (The Forum, 2023).
      • "The Atlas Of Redistricting," by Aaron Bycoffe, Ella Koeze, David Wasserman, and Julia Wolfe (FiveThirtyEight, 2018).
      • "In a Comically Drawn Pennsylvania District, the Voters Are Not Amused," by Trip Gabriel (The New York Times, 2018).

    • EXTRAS:
      • "State of Texas to begin calling witnesses in federal hearing over Trump-backed congressional map," by Blaise Gainey (KUT News, 2025).
      • "Utah's Redistricting Battle Explained," (PBS Utah, 2025).
      • "Is This the Future of High School?" by People I (Mostly) Admire (2022).

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thank you for introducing me to Carolyn and to her discovery. both give one hope

a great person and chemist

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I love listening to inspired, brilliant problem-solving people put their minds on important topics. They convey such expertise and such normal humanity. Makes me want to linger around the dinner table long after the meal, half-finished glasses of wine and the candles burning low, while respectful, funny, and wicked-smart minds explore and debate topics important to all of us.

Enjoyable and SO Important.

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When both an interviewer and an interviewee are brilliant people, the conversation rises to the unusual level. Sometimes it's like you're not even there - they don't care if anyone listens. The only things that matter are bold ideas, brave people, and intellectual honesty.

I couldn't love it more.

ok interviewer, brilliant conversation partner

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