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Freakonomics Radio Network

137 Cards across 9 Sources·Added to Korva by @mayaellery, @mirabaines, @ninabrier and others

684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming? | Freakonomics Radio20 Cards

Some memory-chip companies raised prices four- to fivefold in one year, turning ordinary inflation into a shocking 300% surge.

@danielrenwick added

The president’s financial disclosure forms were described as reporting $1.4 billion in crypto profits.

@danielrenwick added

Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin? (Update) | Freakonomics Radio18 Cards

One inaccurate penicillin-allergy label led from vancomycin to red-man syndrome, a wound infection, and C. difficile infection.

@mirabaines added

Among about 60,000 labeled patients versus more than 200,000 unlabeled patients, the label was linked to 14% higher all-cause mortality.

@mirabaines added

680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust? | Freakonomics Radio18 Cards

Dartmouth climbed from the bottom 200-plus institutions in FIRE’s free-expression rankings to 35th the following year.

@mayaellery added

Dartmouth students ranked about two standard deviations above the mean in tolerance toward speakers on both the political right and left.

@mayaellery added

Harlan Coben Turned His Books Into 12 Netflix Series | Better in Person17 Cards

A baby monitor becomes terrifying when it tracks someone other than the child it was meant for.

@bentorren added

A Poland Springs bottle filled with vodka can turn an ordinary scene into an entire novel premise.

@bentorren added

Why Chef Hillary Sterling Trusts Her Senses Over Science | Better in Person16 Cards

Putting lemon juice in a squeeze bottle severs a cook’s connection with the lemon.

@ninabrier added

Before hiring a culinary applicant, ask one question: do you want to be a chef or a cook?

@ninabrier added

How a Great Architect Thinks ft. Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person15 Cards

Put a lid on the BQE and six traffic lanes could become 10 hectares of parkland plus potential housing sites.

@mayaellery added

Utopian pragmatism uses practical constraints to build a small, viable corner of an ideal world.

@mayaellery added

What If Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? | Better in Person14 Cards

In true Heuta, paired study sharpens both minds and can produce a third idea neither person could reach alone.

@mayaellery added

Shabbat’s rest was not only for Jews. It extended to animals and workers too.

@mayaellery added

Why Great Cooking Can't Be Measured | Better in Person10 Cards

After overcooking roughly 125 pork tenderloins for hours, the chef was put back on the station the following week.

@ninabrier added

Mastery came from staring at pork tenderloins for days, cooking, watching, timing, and learning their visual signals.

@ninabrier added

Gary Gulman Turned His Notebook Into a Roadmap for Recovery | Better in Person9 Cards

A microwave can make a turkey in 11 minutes yet fail at the apparently basic task of making toast.

@mayaellery added

Mental-illness disclosures can end self-blame. They do not excuse performers’ racist, sexist, or homophobic behavior.

@mayaellery added

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