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My Take
Stephen J. Dubner reshaped how I think about everyday questions. A Columbia-educated journalist from New York, he teamed with an economist to turn Freakonomics into a phenomenon, linking sumo cheating, crime rates and incentives in ways no one had dared connect. What I value most is his talent for making rigorous ideas genuinely fun, never dumbing them down. His move into Freakonomics Radio proved he is as gifted a storyteller in audio as on the page. At heart he is a relentlessly curious mind who digs for the hidden human motives behind data, and his work quietly rewires how you see the world.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stephen J. Dubner
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴン・J・ダブナー
- Reading
- すてぃーゔん・J・だぶなー
- Born
- August 26, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Duanesburg, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / writer / podcaster
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Duanesburg High School
- University
- Columbia University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.stephenjdubner.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/freakonomics
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%20J.%20Dubner
Frequently asked questions
When was Stephen J. Dubner born?
Born August 26, 1963 (age 62).
Where is Stephen J. Dubner from?
Stephen J. Dubner is from Duanesburg, New York, United States.
What does Stephen J. Dubner do?
Stephen J. Dubner works as journalist, writer, podcaster.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.