Today’s podcast is titled, “Institutions and Economic Performance.” Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and King Faisal Professor of Islamic Thought and Culture at the University of Southern California and Dr. Douglass North, Professor of Economics at Washington University and 1993 Nobel Prize winner in Economics discuss institutions and economic performance. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
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Episode 177 – Progress in Cosmology: 2000 (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Progress in Cosmology: 2000.” Prof. Bernard Sadoulet, Director of the Center for Particle Astrophysics at University of California – Berkeley and Professor of Astronomy and Physics Marc Davis discuss the progress that has been made in Cosmology at the turn of the century. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 176 – Is Optimism Warranted (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Is Optimism Warranted.” Herbert Stein and Ben Wattenberg, Senior Fellows at the American Enterprise Institute, consider the many factors which threaten America’s political stability and economic growth. Stein and Wattenberg agree that while attention has been focused primarily on economic issues, of more pressing concern are the social problems of drug abuse, single-parent families, racism, and the like. Given these challenges, is there any reason to be optimistic that the U.S. will continue to prosper? Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 175 – Financial Globalization and Currency Movement (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Financial Globalization and Currency Movement.” 1981 Nobel Prize winner in Economics James Tobin discusses financial globalization and currency movement with Economics Professor and Director of the Cowles Foundation, John Geanakoplos. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 174 – Musing About Our Life in Chemistry (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Musing About Our Life in Chemistry.” Recorded in 2000, Professor Rudolph A. Marcus, Arthur Amos Noyes Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, and Dr. George Olah, Director of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at the University of Southern California discuss their life and work in Chemistry. Both participants received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Professor Marcus in 1992 and Dr. Olah in 1994. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 173 – What Works And What Doesn’t In Our Criminal Justice System (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “What Works and What Doesn’t in Our Criminal Justice System.” Behavioral Scientist Robert MacCoun, Director of the RAND Corporation’s Criminal Justice Program Joan Petersilia, and Peter Greenwood, the program’s Senior Researcher discuss the intricacies and challenges of building a better criminal justice system. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 172 – Judicial Selection and American Government (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Judicial Selection and American Government.” Professor of Law Franklin E. Zimring and Professor of Political Science Nelson W. Polsby share meaningful conversation over a topic more relevant than ever. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 171 – How Scientists and Non-Scientists Look at Science (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “How Scientists and Non-Scientists Look at Science.” 1996 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Dr. Douglas Osheroff and science writer David Salisbury discuss the different views scientists and non-scientists have about science. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 170 – Conversation with Philip Anderson (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Conversation with Philip Anderson.” 1977 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics Dr. Philip W. Anderson and California Institute of Technology Professor of Humanities Dan Kevles share fascinating and lively conversation. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.
Episode 169 – Property and Freedom, Part 2 (Podcast)
Today’s podcast is titled, “Property and Freedom, Part 2.” Recorded in 2000, Dr. James D. Gwartney, Chief Economist of the Joint Economic Committee, and Richard Pipes, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, continue the discussion about property rights, ownership, and responsibilities. Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe to get updates each week for the Free To Choose Media Podcast.