Hay Festival: PJ O'Rourke, Steven D Levitt, Stephen J Dubner
Rana Mitter is joined on the BBC stage at the 2015 Hay Festival by writer and provocateur PJ O'Rourke, and Freakonomics authors Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner.
Presenter Rana Mitter, is joined on the BBC stage at the Hay Festival by writer and provocateur, PJ O'Rourke and the Freakonomics authors, the economist Steven D Levitt and journalist Stephen J Dubner to discuss decision-making, how emotional and economic stability leads to self-absorbtion, how difficult it is to stop and think about anything and why there is such a gulf between the economic and political and personal rationales for the nature of health care provision here in the UK, the US and around the world.
First broadcast 28/05/2014
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Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner
Think Like a Freak: How to Think Smarter about almost Everything by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner is available now in hardback, paperback and e-books
BBC in Hay-on-Wye Festival
Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts takes place between 24 May and 1 June 2014
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rana Mitter |
| Interviewed Guest | P.J O'Rourke |
| Interviewed Guest | Steven Levitt |
| Interviewed Guest | Stephen Dubner |
| Producer | Jacqueline Smith |
Broadcasts
- Wed 28 May 201422:00BBC Radio 3
- Mon 18 May 201522:00BBC Radio 3
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