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This week's econ talk is with author a j jacobs. He was last here in november 20 eighteent talking about his book. His latest book is the puzzler, one man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever. Do you do the near times puzzle every day? We'd love to hear from you. Go to econ talk dot org,. where you can subscribe, comment and find link information related to today's conversation.

How much of life can be solved by algorithms, and how much just can't be solved? Listen as A.J. Jacobs, author of The Puzzler, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the lessons he learned from solving every kind of puzzle imaginable, including the biggest stumper of all: what it really means to be a human being.