Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he... more
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Ken Goldberg is at the forefront of robotics — which means he tries to teach machines to do things humans... more
Suzanne O'Sullivan is a neurologist who sees many patients with psychosomatic disorders. Their symptoms may be psychological in origin, but... more
Reginald Dwayne Betts spent more than eight years in prison. Today he's a Yale Law graduate, a MacArthur Fellow, and... more
Chemist Jack Szostak wants to understand how the first life forms came into being on Earth. He and Steve discuss... more
Owen Flanagan's newest book details his 20-year dependence on alcohol and pills — and outlines his research on what addiction... more
The primatologist discusses the thrill of observing chimpanzees in the wild, the value of challenging orthodoxy, and why dying is... more
Hank Green is an internet phenomenon and a master communicator, with a plan to reform higher education. He and Steve... more
Jonathan Levin is an academic economist who now runs one of the most influential universities in the world. He tells... more
Sarah Hart investigates the mathematical structures underlying musical compositions and literature. Using examples from Monteverdi to Lewis Carroll, Sarah explains... more
Sarah Stein Greenberg runs Stanford’s d.school, which teaches design as a mode of problem solving. She and Steve talk about... more
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