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Guest on EconTalk · 2 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Monica Guzman appeared on EconTalk to discuss curiosity, conversation, and navigating contentious times. She spoke about her own book, "I Never Thought of It That Way," explaining the deliberate care she took to avoid unnuanced anger and discussing the distinction between puzzles and mysteries. To further illustrate the concept of puzzles, Guzman brought up Ian Leslie's book about curiosity, "The Curiosity Cabinet," and reflected on her reasons for writing about curiosity in the current political moment.

Books recommended by Monica Guzman

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  1. I Never Thought of It That Way

    Mónica Guzmán · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “And so having had that experience so many times made me think, 'If I if I allow some of those impressions, you know, that the anger to go un nuanced um in my book, if I if I give one example and then allow the reader to say, 'Oh, yeah, that's just, you know, obviously cuz the other side is”
    EconTalk Monica Guzman on Curiosity and Conversation in Contentious Times 2022-12-12 Listen at 2:45
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  2. The Curiosity Cabinet

    Ian Wallace · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “The author Ian Leslie who wrote a book about curiosity gets into this and puzzles are you know, problems that you solve.”
    EconTalk Monica Guzman on Curiosity and Conversation in Contentious Times 2022-12-12 Listen at 4:50
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Monica Guzman on Curiosity and Conversation in Contentious TimesEconTalk2022-12-124