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Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-11-25

Books mentioned on 119. Higher Education Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?

1 book · With Michael D. Smith · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Economist Michael D. Smith says universities are scrambling to protect a status quo that deserves to die.

Steve Levitt discussed The Abundant University by Michael D. Smith.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Abundant University

    Michael D. Smith · at 0:01 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “his recent book the Abundant University is a scathing critique of the US higher education system everybody involved in the system is doing what their incentives tell them to do even though we know it's leading to really bad outcomes”
    Steve Levitt 119. Higher Education Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed? 2023-11-25 Listen at 0:01
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Plugged Streaming, Sharing, Stealing
“grol toong and I wrote a book in the mid-2010s titled streaming sharing stealing big data in the future of entertainment”
Speaker 119. Higher Education Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed? 2023-11-25 Listen at 22:57
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