I will be referring to this episode of the Freakonomics podcast during today's class. It serves as a good example of a curious researcher formulating and then answering a question.
The topic is the popularity of belts versus suspenders. The research question is "How did belts become more popular than suspenders?" The podcast spends about forty minutes examining a variety of evidence before reaching any conclusion. As you listen, pay attention to the piece's conclusion/thesis and the evidence used to support it.
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