Introducing “Freakonomics, M.D.”

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

How can a marathon be dangerous even if you don’t run the race? Does your doctor follow medical advice any better than you do? Just how dangerous was it to go to a birthday party at the height of the pandemic? These are the kinds of questions that intrigue Dr. Bapu Jena, a rare double threat — he’s both an M.D. and a Ph.D. economist. Each week on Freakonomics, M.D., Jena digs into fascinating research to discover the hidden side of healthcare.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Stephen Dubder, host of Freakonomics Radio, and I'm here with my friend Dr.
0:07.7	Bapu Jena.
0:08.7	He is the host of the newest podcast from the Freakonomics Radio Network.
0:12.6	It is called Freakonomics MD.
0:15.6	Hey Bapu, how are you?
0:19.8	Hey, how's it going?
0:20.8	Good to see you.
0:21.8	Nice to see you.
0:22.8	Bapu, how many people are there in the world like you that have both an MD and a PhD in
0:26.8	economics?
0:28.1	Oh, and the world, I'd say, I don't, maybe 10 to 20.
0:31.1	Wow.
0:32.1	So deep down, would you say that you're more of a doctor who practices economics on the
0:37.4	side or an economist who practices medicine, or maybe some mythical hybrid like a unicorn
0:43.3	or a dragon?
0:44.5	I noticed you didn't pose the option of first-rate doctor, first-rate economist.
0:48.0	That's not on your differential, I guess.
0:49.4	I guess it wasn't.
0:50.2	I apologize.
0:54.7	But there's punishment for being so good at what you do.
0:57.4	I will often email or call you with some kind of question, and you're always very patient
1:02.2	and thorough in explaining to me why this cockamamae idea is cockamamae and so on.
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