Why is soccer the best sport? How has Harlan Coben sold 70 million books? And why does "Apollo 13" keep you enthralled even when you know the ending?

The comedian, actor -- and now, author -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions

People who sleep better earn more money. Now all we have to do is teach everyone to sleep better.

Could a lack of sleep help explain why some people get much sicker than others?

Takeru Kobayashi revolutionized the sport of competitive eating. What can the rest of us learn from his breakthrough?

We seem to have decided that ethnic food tastes better when it's served by people of that ethnicity (or at least something close). Does this make sense -- and is it legal?

Sure, markets generally work well. But for some transactions -- like school admissions and organ transplants -- money alone can't solve the problem. That's when you need a market-design wizard like Al Roth.

Sure, sex crimes are horrific, and the perpetrators deserve to be punished harshly. But society keeps exacting costs -- out-of-pocket and otherwise -- long after the prison sentence has been served.

One man's attempt to remake his life in the mold of homo economicus.

The debut of a live game show from Freakonomics Radio, with judges Malcolm Gladwell, Ana Gasteyer, and David Paterson.