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Bryan Caplan on Learning across Disciplines (Live at Mason Econ)
Bryan Caplan on Learning across Disciplines (Live at Mason Econ)
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
"No single paper is that good", says Bryan Caplan. To really understand a topic, you need to read the entire literature in the field. And to do the kind of scholarship Bryan's work requires, you need to cover multiple fields. Only that way can you assemble a wide variety of evidence into useful knowledge. But few scholars ever even try to reach the enlightened interdisciplinary plane. So how does he do it? Tyler explores Bryan's approach, including how to avoid the autodidact's curse, why his favorite philosopher happens to be a former classmate, what Tolstoy has that science fiction lacks, the idea trap, most useful wrong beliefs, effective altruism, Larry David, what most economics papers miss about the return to education, and more. Transcript and links Follow Bryan on Twitter Follow Tyler on Twitter More CWT goodness: Facebook Twitter Instagram Email
Released:
May 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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