Apple Podcasts Preview Conversations with Tyler Mercatus Center at George Mason University Self-Improvement 4.8, 1.3K Ratings Listen on Apple Podcasts APR 22, 2020 Philip E. Tetlock on Forecasting and Foraging as a Fox Accuracy is only one of the things we want from forecasters, says Philip Tetlock, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and co-author of Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction. People also look to forecasters for ideological assurance, entertainment, and to minimize regret–such PLAY 103 episodes Tyler Cowen engages todayʼs deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world, and everything in between. New conversations every other Wednesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 54 min APR 8, 2020 Emily St. John Mandel on Fact, Fiction, and the Familiar When Tyler requested an interview with novelist Emily St. John Mandel, he didnʼt expect that reality would have in some ways become an eerie mirror of her latest books. And Emily didnʼt expect that itʼd be boosting sales: “Why would anybody in their right mind want to read Station Eleven during a PLAY Ross Douthat on Decadence and Dynamism For Ross Douthat, decadence isnʼt necessarily a moral judgement, but a technical label for a state that societies tend to enter—and one that is perhaps much more normal than the dynamism Americans have come to take for granted. In his new book, he outlines the cultural, economic, 1 hr 7 min MAR 19, 2020 Russ Roberts and Tyler on COVID-19 Tyler and Russ Roberts joined forces for a special livestreamed conversation on COVID-19, including how both are adjusting to social isolation, private versus public responses to the pandemic, the challenge of reforming scrambled organization capital, the implications for Trumpʼs reelection, PLAY John McWhorter on Linguistics, Music, and Race (Live at Mason) Who can you ask about the Great American Songbook, the finer Jell-O flavors, and peculiar languages like Saramaccan all while expecting the same kind of fast, thoughtful, and energetic response? Listeners of Lexicon Valley might hazard a guess: John McWhorter. A prominent academic linguist, 1 hr 18 min FEB 26, 2020 Garett Jones on Democracy (More or Less) Why is Garett Jones willing to write books about risky topics like the case for reducing democratic accountability? Is it the iconoclastic Mason econ culture? Supportive colleagues like Tyler? Those help, but what ultimately gives Garett peace of mind is that heʼll never have to go hungry because he PLAY 1 hr 19 min MAR 11, 2020 PLAY 55 min MAR 25, 2020 PLAY 56 min Show 10 More Episodes Customer Reviews 4.8 out of 5 See All 1.3K Ratings Targetsea, 04/21/2020 Manny CR, 04/16/2020 bruin1962, 03/29/2020 Keeps getting better Been listening to Tyler Cowenʼs podcast for a long while. His recent interview with John McWorter was his most entertaining yet! Raising the bar on himself once again. A more Please bring John Ioannidis to debate COV… Congrats on the amazing podcast!! A Smart Person Interviewing Smart People Once, when trying to select a slate of classes, I received the great advice to prioritize the quality of the instructor rather than the subject being taught. The same principle more Top Podcasts In Self-Improvement See All The New Corner Office The Daily Stoic Straight Up with Trent… The Rich Roll Podcast Kwik Brain with Jim K… … ﺑﯽﭘﻼس ﭘﺎدﮐﺳت ﻓﺎرﺳBPLUS iHeartRadio Daily Stoic Hollis Network Rich Roll Jim Kwik, Your Brain Co… Ali Bandari Listeners Also Subscribed To See All Exponent EconTalk The Knowledge Projec… Recode Decode a16z Podcast Rationally Speaking Ben Thompson / James … EconTalk: Russ Roberts,… Farnam Street Recode Andreessen Horowitz New York City Skeptics More ways to shop: Find an Apple Store or other retailer near you. Or call 1-800-MY-APPLE. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Terms of Use Sales and Refunds Legal Site Map Choose your country or region
