What's the right kind of school and at what age should a particular kid start? How can you best manage TV and social media time? In this episode, we take a deep dive into a data-driven approach to parenting with <a href="https://emilyoster.net/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Oster</a>, Brown professor of economics and mom of two and author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Family-Firm-Data-Driven-Decision-ParentData/dp/1984881752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years</a>." In her latest New York Times bestseller, Emily offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How should Rhode Island spend $1.1 billion?

30,000 Leagues explores the depths of some of the most vexing policy questions of our time. Hosted by David Yokum, cognitive neuroscientist and Director of The Policy Lab at Brown University,&nbsp;30,000 Leagues features researchers and policymakers who use rigorous scientific methods in pursuit of a better understanding of what actually works in the world, leading to more effective policies and the future of evidence-based government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.