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A.J. Jacobs on Solving Life's Puzzles

2022-06-27 · 69 min · episode 847 · 19 entities

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  • mentioned Education concept
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  • mentioned Social Sciences concept
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  • discusses Society & Culture concept
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    evidence rules-v4
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  • discusses Science concept
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    evidence rules-v4
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  • discusses Philosophy concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
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  • discusses Education concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
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  • discusses Courses concept
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  • discusses Social Sciences concept
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Episode description as stored
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.