ekon talk: Mosha capel of barry lan university is a mathematician, computer scientist and founder of the cohelet policy form. We're going to base the conversation around his recent book, judaism straight, why rel religion endures. I also on alert listeners, this episode may get into some adult themes. Please vote for your favorite episodes of 20 21 at ekanto dot org.
Traditions and norms can seem at best out-of-touch and at worst offensive to many a modern mind. But Israeli computer scientist and Talmud scholar Moshe Koppel argues that traditions and norms--if they evolve slowly--create trust, develop our capacity for deferred gratification, and even, in the case of how we prepare cassava, protect us from poisoning. Listen as the author of Judaism Straight Up: Why Real Religion Endures talks with EconTalk Russ Roberts about tradition, religion, tribalism, resilience, and emergent order.