The study of humanity is the study of humanity. Everything is everything. And yet, different disciplines of study have imprisoned themselves in silos, refusing to learn from each other.

Welcome to Episode 75 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.

In this episode, Amit and Ajay discuss a great paper from Biju Rao that talks about what economists can learn from anthropologists and sociologists -- and how only a multidisciplinary approach can reveal the world.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Packaging 00:13 Intro: How We Read and Why 09:08 Chapter 1: Economics, Anthropology, Sociology: The Sad Divergence 18:01 Chapter 2: Cognitive Empathy 22:43 Chapter 3: The Importance of Words 24:27 Chapter 4: Process Matters 26:22 Chapter 5: The Power of Participation 28:32 Chapter 6: The Incentives Within Academia 49:06 Chapter 7: Learn the Thumri 54:12 Chapter 8: Recommendations

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