Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2026-06-10
Books mentioned on This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update)
As the Trump administration rolls back environmental regulations, we revisit a 2022 episode that explored the hidden cost of an invisible threat: air pollution. SOURCES: Angela Duckworth, psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Grit
“Angela Duckworth is a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She's the author of the book Grit and she and I used to host the No Stupid Questions podcast together.”