The Schenectady-born Freakonomics creator shares how upstate New York shaped his work ethic and inspired his latest project.

Stephen Dubner, the journalist, podcaster and bestselling author behind the Freakonomics franchise, is getting in front of the camera with a self-financed TV-style talk show. Dubner, host of the ...

New episodes will drop on Tuesdays starting today on the Freakonomics Radio Network YouTube channel. Back when the media ...

Reading or listening to any of the Freakonomics phenomenon of 20 years ago felt like standing at the top of a three-legged fire tower: The perspective was interesting, but you felt as if it could ...

Freakonomics at 20: why AI makes better questions, sharper incentives, and disciplined curiosity the new leadership edge.

The New York Times is preparing to erect a pay gate around its website, but Freakonomics, the popular blog started by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner, won't be behind it. That ...

Equal parts journalistic exposé and targeted anthropological dissection, the slick anthology production “Freakonomics” makes heavy ideas go down easy. That’s the point, of course: Based on Steven ...