<p>Stephen Dubner’s conversation with the former N.F.L. player, union official, and all-around sports thinker, recorded for our <a href="http://freakonomics.com/hidden-sports/" target="_blank">“Hidden Side of Sports” series</a>.</p>

366. This Economist Predicted the Last Crisis. What’s the Next One?

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.

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