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All You Need Is Nudge
Episode 9
When Richard Thaler published Nudge in 2008 (with co-author Cass Sunstein), the world was just starting to believe in his brand of behavioral economics. How did nudge theory hold up in the face of a …
Published on 4 years ago
9. All You Need Is Nudge
Episode 9
When Richard Thaler published Nudge in 2008 (with co-author Cass Sunstein), the world was just starting to believe in his brand of behavioral economics. How did nudge theory hold up in the face of a …
Published on 4 years ago
8. Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean?
Episode 8
Bren Smith, who grew up fishing and fighting, is now part of a movement that seeks to feed the planet while putting less environmental stress on it. He makes his argument in a book called Eat Like a …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
7. How to Get Anyone to Do Anything
Episode 7
The social psychologist Robert Cialdini is a pioneer in the science of persuasion. His 1984 book Influence is a classic, and he has just published an expanded and revised edition. In this episode, he…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
6. How Does New York City Keep Reinventing Itself?
Episode 6
In a word: networks. Once it embraced information as its main currency, New York was able to climb out of a deep fiscal (and psychic) pit. Will that magic trick still work after Covid? In this episod…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
5. A Rescue Plan for Black America
Episode 5
New York Times columnist Charles Blow argues that white supremacy in America will never fully recede, and that it’s time for Black people to do something radical about it. In his new book, The Devil …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
4. How to Be Better at Death
Episode 4
Caitlin Doughty is a mortician who would like to put herself out of business. Our corporate funeral industry, she argues, has made us forget how to offer our loved ones an authentic sendoff. In this …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
3. Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog
Episode 3
As beloved and familiar as they are, we rarely stop to consider life from the dog’s point of view. That stops now. In this episode, we discuss the book Inside of a Dog with author and cognitive scien…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
2. What if Your Company Had No Rules?
Episode 2
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings came to believe that corporate rules can kill creativity and innovation. In this episode, Hastings talks about his new book, No Rules Rules, and why for some companie…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
1. How to Make Your Own Luck
Episode 1
Before she decided to become a poker pro, Maria Konnikova didn’t know how many cards are in a deck. But she did have a Ph.D. in psychology, a brilliant coach, and a burning desire to know whether lif…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago