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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2019-12-05

Books mentioned on 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy

2 books · With Eric von Hippel, Edmund Phelps, Dana Lewis, Matthew Crawford · Listen

Innovation experts have long overlooked where a lot of innovation actually happens. The personal computer, the mountain bike, the artificial pancreas — none of these came from some big R&D lab, but from users tinkering in their homes.

Stephen Dubner discussed Mass Flourishing by Edmund S. Phelps and Shop class as soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Mass Flourishing

    Edmund S. Phelps · at 16:51

    Discussed
    “Among Phelps' many books is a recent one called Mass Flourishing, how grassroots innovation created jobs, challenge, and change.”
    Stephen Dubner 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy 2019-12-05
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Shop class as soulcraft

    Matthew B. Crawford; Matthew B Crawford · at 36:05

    Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B.

    Discussed
    “He's the author of a more personal book about human flourishing than Edmund Phelps' book. It's called Shop Class as Soul Craft, An Inquiry into the Value of Work.”
    Stephen Dubner 399. Honey, I Grew the Economy 2019-12-05
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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