Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2026-01-30
Books mentioned on 661. Can A.I. Save Your Life?
For 50 years, the healthcare industry has been trying (and failing) to harness the power of artificial intelligence. It may finally be ready for prime time.
Bob Wachter discussed The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a classic Lost Generation novel chronicling the disillusionment, travels, and romantic entanglements of a group of American and British expatriates in Europe.
Discussed“The quote I like is Hemingway's quote from The Sun Also Rises. Now 100 years ago, one of the characters goes bankrupt and another character says, "How does a man go bankrupt?" And famously he says two ways gradually than suddenly.”
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