Very important show
Upfront let me say I am a research sociologist so the topics discussed here are close to my professional interests. At the same time, unlike the original freakeconomics, this podcast is much more sensitive to social factors like gender and race. I would recommend the episode on geography and health as a place to start. I am listening to the episode on the language of research promotion by gender and the tendency for self promotion, oh so familiar. Well done and subtle. My only beef is that there are non economists doing important work in these areas and that may not be so obvious to non-academics.
another avis reader via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 12/31/21
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