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In the context of the New Year’s Day bombings in Aspen and the Muslim family who were removed from a commercial flight, Stephen Dubner joins John and Adaora to explain why the things we fear the most are simply irrational.
What we fear and why we fear it is the new favorite topic of economist Stephen Dubner, co-author of the “Freakonomics” book and New York Times blog. In the context of the New Year’s Day bombings in Aspen and the Muslim family who were removed from a commercial flight, he joins John and Adaora to explain why the things we fear the most are simply irrational.