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I Don’t Want to Know: With Guests Amelia Boone & Emily Ho
Season 6 Episode 5
For some people, the check engine light on their car dashboard means an immediate trip to the repair shop. But for others, it represents a nagging un…
5 years, 11 months ago
A Successful Failure: With Guests Cass Sunstein, Kirabo Jackson & Andrew Chaikin
Season 6 Episode 4
You’ve probably had the annoying experience of going to a store to pick up a few things, only to leave having forgotten at least one of them. That’s …
5 years, 11 months ago
Fair Is Fair: With Guests John Thorn & Richard Thaler
Season 6 Episode 3
“Mom! Janey got more ice cream than me! Not fair!” For kids—and many adults—the notion of what’s fair or not often involves comparing quantities of s…
6 years ago
Spoiled for Choice: With Guests Barry Schwartz & Jen Glantz
Season 6 Episode 2
Traditional economic theory says that more choice should always be better than less. After all, if the cereal aisle has corn flakes, honey nut corn f…
6 years ago
A Bundle of Nerves: With Guests Alison Wood Brooks & Steven Osborne
Season 6 Episode 1
The rapid heartbeat. The shaking hands. The flushed face. The symptoms of pre-performance jitters are common. For some people, nervousness before a b…
6 years, 1 month ago
A Spoonful of Sugar: With Guests Ayelet Fishbach, Dan Ariely, Lynne Gauthier & Nancy Strahl
Season 5 Episode 6
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and snap, the job’s a game!” So says Julie Andrews’ character in the D…
6 years, 3 months ago
Bidder Beware: With Guests Max Bazerman & Glenye Cain Oakford
Season 5 Episode 5
Have you ever bid in a competitive auction—say, on eBay—and won the item, only to see a similar item for sale elsewhere at a lower price? If so, you …
6 years, 3 months ago
A Choice Apart: With Guests Max Bazerman & Vivienne Wagner
Season 5 Episode 4
Have you ever purchased a car or a motorcycle or a boat, based on some particular quality it had that made you fall in love? Maybe it was candy apple…
6 years, 4 months ago
So Close to the Prize: With Guests Oleg Urminsky & Brian Zinn
Season 5 Episode 3
If you’ve ever signed up for a frequent flyer program, chances are good that you were awarded a certain number of bonus points to start. Those bonus …
6 years, 4 months ago
Coping Amid the Crisis: With Guest Laurie Santos
Season 5
An unprecedented global health crisis has overwhelmed healthcare systems, disrupted economies and financial markets, and radically altered our daily …
6 years, 5 months ago