Helping to establish the field of pop economics, the bestselling book Freakonomics sparked both public interest and academic debate. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original publication, author Stephen J. Dubner joins us to discuss how it all started (as a book applying economic principles to unconventional topics) and how it’s grown (into a blog, documentary, more books, a podcast, and the entire Freakonomics Radio Network). 

Dubner is joined by Deborah Nelson, Dean of the Arts & Humanities Division at the University of Chicago, for a wide-ranging conversation and to demonstrate the signature Freakonomics method for a robust and insightful analysis of the economic value embedded in higher education and the humanities writ large.

This event is presented in partnership with the University of Chicago Division of the Arts & Humanities and is generously sponsored by the Chicago Community Trust.

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