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#137 Life as Conversation - Russ Roberts on his relationship with his father, starting the EconTalk podcast in 2006, Adam Smith, why people want to be "lovely", aiming high, why it's hard to have fun, misunderstandings of the academic world, and moving to Israel in his 60's
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
I Don't Think Academic Theory Is Like Science
When I was at graduate school, of course, I thought I knew the truth. And he didn't, just FYI, in my mind. He would explain patiently to me that he was unconvinced by that. We'd have a really serious, intense argument about whether vodka had any flavor. But those weren't so important and interesting as one where he said academic theory is like science.
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