Stephen Dubner talks with the transportation scholar Kelcie Ralph about why so many pedestrians are killed on America’s roads. The post Walking Can Be Hazardous to Your Health appeared first on Freakonomics.

Hit by Covid, runaway costs, and a zillion streams of competition, serious theater is in serious trouble. A new hit play called Stereophonic — the most Tony-nominated play in history — has something to say about that. We speak with the people who make it happen every night. (Part one of a two-part series.) The post How to Make the Coolest Show on...

Revisiting an episode about parenting, travel, luck, and why we should all spend more time on YouTube. The post Kevin Kelly Has Some Advice for You appeared first on Freakonomics.

Every December, a British man named Tom Whitwell publishes a list of 52 things he’s learned that year. These fascinating facts reveal the spectrum of human behavior, from fraud and hypocrisy to Whitwell’s steadfast belief in progress. Should we also believe? The post Signs of Progress, One Year at a Time appeared first on Freakonomics.

An update of our 2020 series, in which we spoke with physicians, researchers, and addicts about the root causes of the crisis — and the tension between abstinence and harm reduction. The post The Opioid Tragedy — How We Got Here appeared first on Freakonomics.

Stephen Dubner speaks with Pfizer corporate responsibility chief Caroline Roan. The post How Pfizer Thinks About Responsibility appeared first on Freakonomics.