Episode · EconTalk · 2024-01-22
Russ Roberts & Brian Klaas: books mentioned on EconTalk
If Life Is Random, Is It Meaningless? (with Brian Klaas)
How did a husband-and-wife vacation end up saving a city from the atomic bomb while destroying another? And how did a century-old murder of one family bring another into existence?
Russ Roberts discussed Fluke by Brian Klaas.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fluke
Fluke by Brian Klaas examines chance, chaos, and the profound impact that small, random events have on everyday life and societal development.
Discussed“his latest book which is our topic for today is fluke chance chaos and why everything we do matters”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Wild Problems
“those of you out there who read my book Wild problems you know part of my the theme in that book is that and it's a theme in your book Brian is uncertainty is not something to be conquered it's something to be embraced”