666. This Is How Progress Happens | Freakonomics Radio

Section 1: Introduction to Joel Mokyr and the Primacy of Culture

• Introduction to Joel Mokyr:

  • Joel Mokyr is an economic historian and professor at Northwestern University.
  • He is a recent Nobel Prize winner in Economics.
  • His central argument is that economic progress is heavily reliant on culture, a view that was once unpopular in economics, where mentioning "culture" was seen as being a "closet sociologist."

• Mokyr's Core Thesis:

  • Mokyr posits...