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The Curious Mr. Feynman (Update)

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

May 22, 202601:03:18Society & Culture

From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more F...

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The Curious Mr. Feynman (Update) is an episode from Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher. From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ide...

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Published May 22, 2026, 01:03:18 long, audio available.