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	Podcast:		No Stupid Questions
	Episode:		222. What Makes an Idea Interesting?
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:34:38
	Publish Date:		2024-12-08 01:00:00
	Description:		What do Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Malcolm Gladwell have in common? Are interesting theories more significant than true ones? And what has been keeping Angela up at night? Plus: an important announcement about the show. SOURCES: Charles Darwin, 19th-century naturalist and biologist. Murray Davis, cultural sociologist. Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author. Adam Grant, professor of management and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. B. F. Skinner, 20th-century American psychologist. RESOURCES: Small Fry, by Lisa Brennan-Jobs (2018). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth (2016). "Why Malcolm Gladwell’s Ideas Are So Interesting, Whether or Not They’re True," by Adam Grant (Quartz, 2015). David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, by Malcolm Gladwell (2013). Curious?: Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life, by Todd Kashdan (2009). "Interest — The Curious Emotion," by Paul J. Silvia (2008). Exploring the Psychology of Interest, by Paul J. Silvia (2006). "The Ketchup Conundrum," by Malcolm Gladwell (The New Yorker, 2004). "That's Interesting!: Towards a Phenomenology of Sociology and a Sociology of Phenomenology," by Murray S. Davis (Philosophy of the Social Sciences, 1971). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, by Charles Darwin (1872). EXTRAS: "How Do You Identify a Narcissist?" by No Stupid Questions (2024). "Is Screen Time as Poisonous as We Think?" by Freakonomics Radio (2024). "Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update)," by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
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