This week we talk about the sociology and economics of academic journal publishing, the Elsevier boycott, and whether the journal system as we know it is necessary anymore. Our decision: everybody can just podcast everything from now on. Starting with….
economics
Because Arturo is obsessed with Glenn Beck, conversation begins there, but quickly moves to government shutdowns, the way economists approach social problems, and we return to last episode’s discussion about education.
Links from this episode:
- Freakonomics, the movie (Netflix)
- Planet Money
- Office Hours: with Doug Downey, with Maria Kefalas
- Leon Botstein on education
Because Arturo is obsessed with Glenn Beck, conversation begins there, but quickly moves to government shutdowns, the way economists approach social problems, and we return to last episode’s discussion about education.
Links from this episode:
- Freakonomics, the movie (Netflix)
- Planet Money
- Office Hours: with Doug Downey, with Maria Kefalas
- Leon Botstein on education