One of NPR’s most beloved and popular shows, Planet Money brings its smart, energetic approach to economics to the Rotman School of Management for a special live taping.

Millions of listeners trust the world’s leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Hosts Darian Woods and Alex Mayyasi will explore some of the big, complicated forces moving our economy and decode them.

Planet Money’s new book presents brand new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting that reveal ways AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets, and show how pro sports’ "dumbest" contract holds the secret to building wealth.

The evening will feature an onstage conversation with a special guest, Avi Goldfarb, plus audience Q&A.

About the speakers:

Alex Mayyasi is a longtime contributor to Planet Money whose writing has been published in The Atlantic, Smithsonian, and Washington Post. A former editor of Priceonomics, he launched Gastro Obscura, which won two James Beard Awards and published the New York Times best-selling book Gastro Obscura. He lives in Colorado.

Darian Woods is a host of The Indicator from Planet Money. He blends economics, journalism, and an ear for audio to tell stories that explain the global economy. He's reported on banks defending against AI attacks, Asian geoeconomics, and what Bad Bunny teaches us about Puerto Rican tax law. Before NPR, Woods worked as an adviser to the Secretary to the New Zealand Treasury. He has an honors degree in economics from the University of Canterbury and a Master of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.

Avi Goldfarb is the Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare and a professor of marketing at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Avi is also Chief Data Scientist at the Creative Destruction Lab, a research lead at the Acceleration Consortium, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Avi’s research focuses on the economics of digital technology and artificial intelligence. Along with Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans, Avi is the author of the bestselling books Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence and Power & Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence. 

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