Episodes

Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
The Incredible Prevalence of Crookedness in the Nursing Home Business
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Ashvin Gandhi discovered operators lie about profits, care suffers and taxpayers keep them prosperous

Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Does Diversity Really Enhance Workforces?
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Wednesday Feb 12, 2025
Professor Olav Sorenson finds that location matters

Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Views on Democracy: Analyzing January 6 and Post-Election Periods
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Professor Margaret Shih and Post doctoral Scholar Gloria Cheng find perceptions and realities don’t align

Friday Dec 20, 2024
What Will Happen With the Trump Tariffs?
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Jerry Nickelsburg goes through the scenarios

Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
People Who Move To More Affordable Cities Bring Less Affordability
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
As Gregor Schubert found, migration patterns elicit predictable economic effects

Monday Nov 18, 2024
This Episode Could Change Your Listening and Conversation Habits Forever
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Assistant Professor Hanne Collins connects the art of conversation with the science

Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Voting Lines Have Been 24% Longer in Predominantly Black Polling Locations
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Professor Keith Chen, Assistant Professor Kareem Haggag and co-authors examined 40,000 voting locations from the 2016 election

Monday Sep 30, 2024
What Happens When Farmland Is Given Up For Large Solar Installations?
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Climate economist Zhiyun Li weighs the value of food production against energy production

Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
The Speed of the Current Economy Makes Us Do “Stupid Stuff”
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Pushing for efficiency and profits, according to Charles Corbett, causes turnover and unhappiness

Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Hengchen Dai studies “the nudge,” and focused on how UCLA Health nudged people to get the COVID vaccines