By R.L.G. | BERLIN
JOHNSON is a fan of the Freakonomics books and columns. But this week’s podcast makes me wonder if the team of Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt aren’t overstretching themselves a bit. “Is learning a foreign language really worth it?”, asks the headline. A reader writes:
The protagonist of “Next to Normal” has bipolar disorder. The show is encouraging audiences to open up about their own well-being
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