Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2467: Graph Theory
Episode: 2467 Graph Theory and the Königsberg Bridge Problem. Today, the bridges of Königsberg.
Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: The Conservative Sensibility
Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.
Rights precede government. That’s the core of the American founding, and George F. Will argues that it’s worth preserving. His new book is The Conservative Sensibility.
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Curious City - Exploring the segregated past of Chicago cemeteries
Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated area cemeteries.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Does the average American have fewer than three friends?
Tim Harford is here to sprinkle a refreshing shower of statistical insight over the parched lawns of misinformation.
This week, we try to unpick the confusion over a claim made by London Mayor Sadiq Khan about the contribution skilled immigrants make to the nation?s finances.
Mark Zuckerberg says that the average American has fewer than 3 friends. Is he right?
Two doctors claim that up to 90% of Alzheimer?s disease can be prevented. Are they wrong?
And Tim interviews an American, Catholic, philosopher of religion called Robert Prevost. Is he the pope?
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More or Less is produced in partnership with the Open University.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - An indicator lost: big disaster costs
The U.S. government has tallied the economic impact of major natural disasters going back to 1980. State and local governments used this data for budgeting and planning. But last month, the administration retired its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters disaster database. Today on the show, we speak to Adam Smith, the architect of the program, on the work he did and what might be next.
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How ski resorts are (economically) adjusting to climate change (Apple / Spotify)
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3245: Memes
Episode: 3245 Memes, Internet Challenges, and the Selfish Gene. Today, memes.
Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: The Gathering Storm in State Pensions
Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.
“Denial” is the single word that the Reason Foundation’s Peter Constant uses to describe the attitude many state governments have taken toward pension finance problems.
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The Indicator from Planet Money - Who should get mom’s ring?
By 2048, more than $100 trillion is expected to be inherited, or passed down from one family member to another. But a lot of the time, the money doesn't end up where it's intended. On today's show, we navigate the thornier questions in estate planning.
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What women want (to invest in)
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Engines of Our Ingenuity - The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2946: Man or Monster?
Episode: 2946 Man or Monster? The Legend of the Golem and the Age of Technology. Today, what can an old legend tell us about the future?
Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Let’s Render Some Federal Codes Unenforceable
Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.
Civil disobedience over victimless crimes may be encouraged under an idea by author Charles Murray.
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