Tyler Cowen engages today’s deepest thinkers in wide-ranging explorations of their work, the world,
Is John Nye the finest polymath in the George Mason economics department? Raised in the Philippines
The son of an economist, Eric Schmidt eschewed his father’s profession, first studying architecture
Not only is Ben Thompson's Stratechery frequently mentioned on MR, but such is Tyler's fandom that t
In this special episode, Rob Wiblin of 80,000 Hours has the super-sized conversation he wants to hav
After winning the Nobel, Paul Krugman found himself at the "end of ambition," with no more achieveme
Political scientist Bruno Maçães has built a career out of crossing the globe teaching, advising, wr
Michele Gelfand is professor of psychology at the University of Maryland and author of the just-rele
Claire Lehmann is the founding editor of Quillette, an online magazine dedicated to free thought and
Michael Pollan has long been fascinated by nature and the ways we connect and clash with it, with de
Perhaps no one else in the world more appreciates the challenges facing a better understanding of au
At the intersection of programming, economics, cryptography, distributed systems, information theory
Travel writer Juan Pablo Villarino had visited 90 countries before making the trek to exotic Arlingt
Elisa New believes anyone can have fun reading a poem. And that if you really want to have a blast,
For two hours every morning, David Brooks crawls around his living room floor, organizing piles of r
Though what Taleb was really after was a discussion with Bryan Caplan (which starts at 51:50), the p
"No single paper is that good", says Bryan Caplan. To really understand a topic, you need to read th
When Balaji Srinivasan sat down for his conversation with Tyler he was the CEO of Earn.com. Today he
Is a written dialogue the best way to learn from philosopher Agnes Callard? If so, what does that sa
Martina Navratilova is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. No one has won more matches t
Chris Blattman’s made his career as a development economist by finding a place he likes and finding
