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Jun 2015
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The Jordan-O-Rama Edition

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On this week's episode of Slate Money, University of Wisconsin math professor Jordan Ellenberg joins Cathy O’Neil and Slate’s Jordan Weissmann to talk about beating the lottery, academia’s tenure conundrum, and whether or not Uber drivers are employeesCheck out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply.


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