NPR: Bill Maurer https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=796002155 Bill Maurer en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:43:49 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Bill Maurer https://www.npr.org/tags/796002155/bill-maurer The Story Of Money: How Human Behavior Shapes Economies — And Vice Versa What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives. Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:23:38 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/21/798140390/the-story-of-money-how-human-behavior-shapes-economies-and-vice-versa https://www.npr.org/2020/01/21/798140390/the-story-of-money-how-human-behavior-shapes-economies-and-vice-versa

What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives.

]]> Shankar Vedantam Emotional Currency: How Money Shapes Human Relationships What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives. This week we explore an anthropologist's take on the origin story of money. What if the cash and coins we carry are not just tools for transactions, but manifestations of human relationships? Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:28:31 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/795246685/emotional-currency-how-money-shapes-human-relationships https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/795246685/emotional-currency-how-money-shapes-human-relationships

What's the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work, and to buy the things we need. But there's also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives. This week we explore an anthropologist's take on the origin story of money. What if the cash and coins we carry are not just tools for transactions, but manifestations of human relationships?

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