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Not by a Long Shot: With Guests Katia Jordan & Craig Fox
Season 10 Episode 2
Humans can easily distinguish between a zero-chance event (e.g., the Washington Nationals winning the World Series in 2022) and a sure thing (e.g., t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Fail Better: With Guests Joseph Herscher & Lauren Eskreis-Winkler
Season 10 Episode 1
You hear it a lot in contemporary education, the tech world, and the arts: that it's important to fail, to make mistakes so that you can learn from t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Under Pressure: With Guests Svetlana Savranskaya, Gary Slaughter & Modupe Akinola
Season 9 Episode 6
If you've ever been faced with an important decision when time was scarce, information was incomplete, or tempers were running high, you'll know that…
3 years, 10 months ago
Out of Proportion: With Guests Damon Lesmeister & Kelly Shue
Season 9 Episode 5
Many of the decisions we make require us to compare numbers. Which car is most fuel efficient? How is a stock performing relative to the market? How …
3 years, 10 months ago
Choiceology's Guide to Nudges
Season 9 Episode 4
Nudges are all around you. They might help you choose your meal at a restaurant, navigate a busy airport terminal, or start saving for the future. Bu…
3 years, 11 months ago
More Than a Feeling: With Guests Jamie Wall, Mona Krewel & Alex Edmans
Season 9 Episode 3
While it’s nice to think of ourselves as rational decision-makers, more often than not, emotion plays a role in how we decide. Some people may spend …
3 years, 11 months ago
Second-Guessing First Impressions: With Guests Allen Sarven & Richard Nisbett
Season 9 Episode 2
Don’t shoot the messenger is a metaphorical phrase for blaming the bearer of bad news. It’s easy to be angry with someone who is associated with info…
4 years ago
Less Is More: With Guests Ryan McFarland & Gabrielle Adams
Season 9 Episode 1
Supply chain issues and income inequality notwithstanding, we live in an age of abundance. Our closets overflow with clothing. Many children have mor…
4 years ago
A Clean Slate: With Guests John Beshears, Richard Thaler & Ray Zahab (Rebroadcast)
Season 8
For many people, the start of a new year is an occasion to re-examine their lives, to set new goals and to give up old habits. Making New Year’s reso…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Power of Negative Thinking: With Guests Annie Duke, Mike Richard & Kelvin Wu
Season 8 Episode 6
Anticipating and planning for obstacles can sometimes be more powerful than adopting a positive mindset.
A positive attitude is important when embarki…
4 years, 5 months ago