This week, Freakonomics Radio explores how human connection shapes the choices we make, from the intimate act of cooking a meal to the vast question of where artificial intelligence belongs. The episodes reveal a common thread: that some decisions—whether about technology or caregiving—can't be reduced to pure efficiency and require us to think about what we actually value.
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