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Are sociopaths underrated?

Why storytelling is still underrated.

The Stripe CEO flips the script for a special Conversations with Tyler.

MR co-founders Tyler and Alex Tabarrok reflect on the blog's legacy with long-time readers Vitalik Buterin, Ben Casnocha, and Jeff Holmes.

“I’m just balls out with my curiosity.”

The keys to managing a 40-year asset class

The underrated threats that lurk in institutions, rather than psychology.

“The history of equality or inequality cannot just be an economic history. It has to be a political history.”

From war zones to wildlife, Ami Vitale has captured vital stories across a hundred countries and counting

Lessons learned from taking it one step at a time.

How to model social progress.

A child prodigy explains why natural talent is overrated.

YouTube's most unique gaming commentator can teach us a lot about the beauty of everyday infrastructure

The indelible influence of two public intellectuals

And why aren’t there jokebooks anymore?

Why are so few intellectuals comfortable with life out on a limb?

In his second appearance, Ezra talks about what we get wrong when we talk about politics.

At 83, Stewart Brand has been first in a multitude of movements—and he’s not slowing down.

What can new technology tell us about our ancient past?

Also, what Dave learned from his year abroad in Israel and his pick for the most underrated Star Wars movie.

Tyler and Russ Roberts joined forces for a special livestreamed conversation on COVID-19. How are they both adjusting to social isolation?

Is power made in palaces or kitchens?

Margalit Fox has penned over 1,200 obituaries for the New York Times. Read to discover what she’s learned along the way.

Would online education work better if teachers could text insults to students?

Are there other traits besides race we should be blind to?

Venture capital powered the tech revolution, but what powers venture capital?

Is chaos necessary for bureaucratic renewal?

Might Suzuki occupy more space in Tyler's CD collection than any other musician?

An aspiring entrepreneur’s outlook on the country’s future

Tyler looks back on a new year of conversations

From the mysteries of airborne disease to the search for extraterrestrial life, what are we missing about the unseen world around us?

The CEO of Coinbase on how he manages the dual arts of innovating in technology and regulation

Why it’s crucial to take a long view of history.

On good days, Seth Godin thinks about the progress we’re making on climate change. On bad days, he thinks about the problem of racing bibs.

Knausgård’s real struggle is answering all of Tyler’s questions.

Tyler and Ted discuss the history and evolution of music, the role of music in political protests, new incentives in the music industry, how to cultivate...

Plus, the defining human attribute visible from galaxies far, far away.

Why the West imagines Buddhism as pacifist—and what history records instead

Have someone named “Quixotic” on your network? It might be Reid Hoffman.

“We originally had the idea that this podcast was gonna be called Prisoner’s Dilemma.”

Three years after her first appearance, Chinese food expert Fuchsia Dunlop joins Tyler for a delicious homestyle Chinese meal.

And why aren't there more operas about tech founders?

What unites John Cochrane the econ blogger with John Cochrane the accomplished glider pilot?

The literary translator’s toolkit must include pen, paper, various dictionaries, a big desk, and a huge orange cat.

The real challenge to building on the frontier? Figuring out human behavior.

Might the kids be alright?

Why won’t Paul McCartney come on the show?

Alain Bertaud and Tyler Cowen talk urban planning, NIMBYism and YIMBYism, messy cities, Shenzhen, charter cities, Robert Moses, NYC planning reforms, and more.

Is pessimism a way to minimize disappointment or the key to an adventurous life?

Why the Irish see Russia in America, and other insights from three decades behind the lens

Ed Boyden builds the tools and technologies that help us think about the brain, an organ we still know surprisingly little about.

What historical factors predict future wealth?

Where is Tyler most at risk of getting shot at a bar?

And why Taiwanese breakfast is the best breakfast.

The real reason he “jumped ship” from the Harvard Economics Department.

The leading expert on the FDA discusses policy in the time of COVID-19.

And what the Intellectual Dark Web gets wrong.

How Duflo found her calling in the midst of revolution.

The author of The Martian and Artemis joins Tyler Cowen to talk about his unique blending of economics and engineering into hard sci-fi.