Cents and Sensibility: The Marriage Between Economics and Literature feat. Gary Saul Morson & Morton Schapiro

In this episode of the unSILOed podcast, host Greg LaBlanc interviews Morton Schapiro, president and professor of economics, and Gary Saul Morson, professor of arts and humanities and Slavic languages, both from Northwestern University. They discuss their books, "Cents and Sensibility" and "Minds Wide Shut," focusing on interdisciplinarity, the limitations of narrow disciplinary perspectives, particularly in economics and humanities, and the importance of literature in fostering empathy and understanding diverse viewpoints. The conversation explores the role of storytelling in economics, the hedgehog versus fox mindset, and the purpose of education in promoting wisdom and judgment.