The Difference Between Mystery and Mystery

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Leslie Jones: My book is an ode to the power of curiosity. She says people differ in their character and how they approach challenges, such as solving a mystery. "I think my hope is that i'm fluid between mystery and puzzles," she says.

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.