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Stephen Dubner’s book recommendations in 2020

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How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Replay) | No Stupid Questions | Episode 15

No Stupid Questions · 2020-12-27

The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova · discussed · at 1:24

445. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-12-24

A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith · discussed · at 19:08

How Much Do Your Friends Affect Your Future? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 31

No Stupid Questions · 2020-12-13

Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis · discussed · at 2:42
Connected the surprising prower of our social network and how they shape our lives by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler · discussed · at 2:42

Why Do We Hoard? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 28

No Stupid Questions · 2020-11-22

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt · discussed · at 10:48

How Should You Ask for Forgiveness? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 27

No Stupid Questions · 2020-11-15

Nudge by Richard H. Thaler · discussed · at 28:13

Do Checklists Make People Stupid? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 26

No Stupid Questions · 2020-11-08

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande · discussed · at 1:24
Triumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser · discussed · at 18:48

How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 438

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-11-05

Conscious Leadership by John Mackey, Steve Mcintosh, Carter Phipps · discussed · at 12:29

Many Businesses Thought They Were Insured for a Pandemic. They Weren’t. | Freakonomics Radio | 437

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-10-29

The Ostrich Paradox by Robert Meyer · discussed · at 25:11

Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 24

No Stupid Questions · 2020-10-25

A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith · discussed · at 0:40
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie · discussed · at 20:27

Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 436

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-10-22

Inside Of A Dog - What Dogs See, Smell, And Know - Book Club Edition by Alexandra Horowitz · book club pick · at 2:22
Eat Like a Fish by Bren Smith · recommended · at 55:23

Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 435

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-10-15

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton · recommended · at 22:53
Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz · recommended · at 43:25

Steve Levitt: “I’m Not as Childlike as I’d Like to Be”

People I (Mostly) Admire · 2020-10-10

Grit by Angela Duckworth · recommended · at 28:57

Is New York City Over? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 434

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-10-08

Triumph of the City by Edward L. Glaeser · discussed · at 28:21

How Can You Identify Hidden Talent? With Eric Schmidt | No Stupid Questions | Episode 21

No Stupid Questions · 2020-10-04

Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas · discussed · at 25:43
Just Giving by Rob Reich · discussed · at 26:14

Should We Separate the Art From the Artist? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 20

No Stupid Questions · 2020-09-27

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 8:59
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl · discussed · at 23:59

Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-09-17

Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu · discussed · at 24:27
The Narrow Corridor by Daron Acemoglu · discussed · at 42:51

What if Your Company Had No Rules?

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-09-12

The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova · discussed · at 2:41
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention by Reed Hastings · discussed · at 2:58
Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz · book club pick · at 3:20

America’s Hidden Duopoly (Ep. 356 Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-09-03

The Politics Industry by Katherine M. Gehl, Michael E. Porter, Stephen R. Thorne · recommended · at 54:45

430. Will a Covid-19 Vaccine Change the Future of Medical Research?

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-08-27

The Second Life of Tiger Woods by Michael Bamberger · recommended · at 1:00:13

11. Are Ambitious People Inherently Selfish? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-07-27

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 5:10

10. Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-07-20

Bible by Bible · discussed · at 2:52
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck · discussed · at 21:21

426. Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations?

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-07-16

The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein · discussed · at 32:30

8. Wouldn’t It Be Better to Hear Your Eulogy Before You’re Dead? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-07-06

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom · discussed · at 1:06

7. How Do You Handle Criticism? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-06-29

Radical Candor by Kim Malone Scott · discussed · at 13:40

423. The Doctor Will Zoom You Now

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-06-25

The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova · recommended · at 55:01

5. What Do Tom Sawyer and the Founder of Duolingo Have in Common? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-06-15

The adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain · discussed · at 2:29

421. How to Prevent Another Great Depression

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-06-11

Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu · discussed · at 31:50

4. Does All Creativity Come From Pain? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-06-08

How We Die by Sherwin Nuland · discussed · at 25:53

How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389 Rebroadcast)

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-05-28

The Surprising Science of Meetings by Steven G. Rogelberg · discussed · at 12:44
Ethnography in Organizations by Helen B. Schwartzman · discussed · at 17:04
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker · discussed · at 21:25

2. What is the Optimal Way to Be Angry? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2020-05-25

Ecclesiastes by Philip Graham Ryken · discussed · at 30:19

408. Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is?

Freakonomics Radio · 2020-03-05

Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu · discussed · at 23:42
The Narrow Corridor by Daron Acemoglu · discussed · at 41:54

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The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-03-05

The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester · recommended · at 2:44:14

Other mentions in 2020 (30: passing, ad reads, own books)