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Anat Admati on the Financial Crisis of 2008

发表于 2018-11-26 anat admati changed

Anat Admati of Stanford's Graduate School of Business talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the financial crisis of 2008, the lessons she has learned, and…

Zena Hitz on Lost in Thought

发表于 2020-10-05 zena hitz thought

Philosopher and author Zena Hitz of St. John's College talks about her book, Lost in Thought, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hitz defends learning for its own…

Jennifer Frey on Education, Philosophy, and the University

发表于 2021-11-02 virtue frey jennifer

Philosopher Jennifer Frey of the University of South Carolina talks about the state of the university in American education. Frey urges a stronger focus on virt…

Sonat Birnecker Hart on Whiskey

发表于 2022-10-04 distillery distiller academia

Scholar and distiller Sonat Birnecker Hart of the Koval Distillery talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her career move from academia to whiskey-making. …

Making Your 80,000 Hours Count (with Benjamin Todd)

发表于 2026-06-02 career todd roberts

If you want to change the world, how you spend your 80,000 working hours may be the most important decision you can make. Benjamin Todd, founder of 80,000 Hours…

EP.07 - Grandmaster Jon Ludvig Hammer

发表于 2017-01-18 hammer grandmaster adchoices

GM Jon Ludvig Hammer shares what it's like to be a top-level player in chess-crazed Norway. We also discuss the highs and lows of his playing career, and we're …

World Championship Bonus Pod #5- GM Vasyl Ivanchuk on His Career, Twitch Streaming and his Thoughts on the Match

发表于 2021-12-12 ivanchuk vasyl chess

GM Vasyl Ivanchuk is a modern chess legend who has won countless tournaments including the 2016 World Rapid Championship and the 2007 FIDE World Blitz Champions…

EP 291- GM Alex Fishbein on Maintaining a Passion for Chess into One's 50s, (Plus great Korchnoi and Tal stories.)

发表于 2022-08-10 fishbein chess career

GM Alex Fishbein has been one of the top players in the US for decades and remains a frequent compe***** on the American chess circuit. He is a four-time US Cha…

EP 332- GM Vinay Bhat: A Former Child Prodigy Turned Data Scientist Shares Lessons Learned and Memorable Stories from his Chess Career

发表于 2023-05-31 bhat chess vinay

This week’s guest is Author and Data Scientist, GM Vinay Bhat. Vinay was one of the top chess prodigies in modern US History. He amassed many scholastic titles …

EP 370- GM Paul van der Sterren- Breakthroughs, Declines, Mindfulness and the Odyssey of a 20+ Year Professional Career

发表于 2024-02-21 sterren chess paul

This week’s guest is two- time Dutch Champion, eleven-time Olympian, author and former candidate for the World Championship Title, GM Paul Van der Sterren. Paul…