Freakonomics Radio

Sure, we all like to hear compliments. But if you're truly looking to get better at something, it's the negative feedback that will get you there.

In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, not so much. And that's not always a bad thing.

The gas tax doesn't work well, and it's only going to get worse. What's next?

No one wants mass shootings. Unfortunately, no one has a workable plan to stop them either.

It is startlingly easy to create false memories, especially in politics.

Levitt and Dubner go deep on "Freakonomics Experiments," a new research project that lets you take a chance on life.

Steve Levitt has a novel idea for helping people make tough decisions

The very long reach of Winston Churchill -- and how the British government is remaking copyright law.

Why do Hall of Fame inductees, Oscar winners, and Nobel laureates outlive their peers?

Levitt and Dubner answer your questions about driving, sneezing, and ladies’ nights. Plus a remembrance of Levitt’s sister Linda.

It's harder than you'd think to measure the value of a boss. But some enterprising economists have done just that -- and the news is good.

Dubner's childhood home goes from sacred to profane -- and then back again.

Who better than an economist to help with your shopping list?

College, at its best, is about learning to think. Stephen Dubner chats up three of his former professors who made the magic happen.

Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But a British outfit called Pro Bono Economics is giving away its services to selected charities.

There are enough management consultants these days to form a small nation. But what do they actually do? And does it work?

Adding more train and bus lines looks like an environmental slam dunk. Until you start to do the math.

Turkey sex and chicken wings, selling souls and swapping organs, the power of the president and the price of wine: these are a few of our favorite things.

Is it as simple as going to the richest neighborhood you can find? Of course not ...

Politicians tell voters exactly what they want to hear, even when it makes no sense. Which is pretty much all the time.