Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-04-13

Books mentioned on 129. How to Fix Medical Research

1 book · With Monica Bertagnolli · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Monica Bertagnolli went from a childhood on a cattle ranch to a career as a surgeon to a top post in the Biden administration. As director of the National Institutes of Health, she’s working to improve the way we find new treatments — despite regulatory constraints and tight budgets.

Steve Levitt criticized Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Freakonomics

   Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner · at 49:26 · mentioned 3 times

   Freakonomics by Steven D.

   Critiqued

   “A lot of the content from the Hartley podcast was used in a rather snarky article that the magazine published titled, 'Why Freakonomics Failed to Transform Economics.'”

   Steve Levitt 129. How to Fix Medical Research 2024-04-13 Listen at 49:26

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