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So Close to the Prize: With Guests Oleg Urminsky & Brian Zinn
Whatever the goal, we often increase our level of effort when the finish line seems near. How can we make the most of this tendency?
April 12, 2020
Coping Amid the Crisis: With Guest Laurie Santos
What can behavioral science teach us about managing the emotional toll of the coronavirus pandemic?
April 5, 2020
The Simple Choice: With Guests Shlomo Benartzi & Eric Sink
Making the beneficial choice the easiest choice can streamline decision-making. But be aware of exactly who's benefitting.
March 19, 2020
Judge the Judges: With Guests Daniel Kahneman, James Hutchinson & G.M. Pucilowski
The chance variability of human judgment is a widespread, costly problem—and one that can be measured even when the supposed correct answer isn't known.
March 15, 2020
Creatures of Habit: With Guests Wendy Wood, Angela Duckworth & Stephan Kesting
Small repeated behaviors can have an outsize impact on your success, health, and happiness.
November 17, 2019
Invisible Failures: With Guests Emily Oster, Sendhil Mullainathan & Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Concentrating only on successes—the things that survive some selection process—often leads to faulty conclusions.
November 3, 2019
Your Own Advice: With Guests Angela Duckworth, Lauren Eskreis-Winkler & Mike Mangini
When it comes to advice, it just might be better to give than to receive.
October 6, 2019
Not Quite Enough: With Guests Howard Scott Warshaw, Sendhil Mullainathan & Anuj Shah
A lack of resources can constrain your ability to make the best choices in life. But surprisingly, there are advantages to scarcity in some contexts.
September 22, 2019
The Lucky Loonie: With Guests Peter Jordan, Trent Evans & Don Moore
Some things are simply beyond our control. And while a little luck never hurts, it's best to understand what your behaviors can truly affect.
September 8, 2019
Best-Laid Plans: With Guests Ken Bowersox, Robert Godwin & Bradley Staats
Why do we forget the lessons of past projects and underestimate the time, costs and risks of future actions?
May 26, 2019
Boxed In: With Guests Sophie Morgan, Modupe Akinola & Dolly Chugh
One of the most common mental shortcuts we commit is making snap judgments about people and things based on limited information.
May 12, 2019
Knew It All Along: With Guests Kathleen Vohs, Douglas Porch & Julian Jackson
Hindsight is 20/20, the saying goes. But occurrences that appear inevitable after the fact rarely seemed so in real time.
April 28, 2019
Hitting Your Number: With Guests Jason Beck & Devin Pope
Round-number goals are arbitrary but effective.
March 31, 2019
Out of Focus: With Guests Dolly Chugh, Max Bazerman & Mark Pendergrast
People overlook important information—even when it's easily accessible or, in hindsight, downright obvious.
March 17, 2019
Love the Mug You're With: With Guests Joel Platt, Sally Sadoff & Richard Thaler
It's a bias that's been observed for perhaps thousands of years, a tendency to overvalue what we already possess.
February 17, 2019
Data for the Win: With Guests Michael Kist & Cade Massey
Where analytical models and algorithms outperform human judgment, it's still so tempting to just go with your gut.
February 3, 2019
The Mystery of Chance: With Guests Andy Marocco & Tom Gilovich
We're wired to search for order in the world. It's how we learn and construct meaning. But often we see patterns in mere happenstance.
January 20, 2019
A Clean Slate: With Guests John Beshears, Richard Thaler & Ray Zahab
How you divide your money and time is influenced by a cognitive bias—but it's one that you can put to good use.
January 6, 2019
Happiness: With Guests Scott Harrison & Mike Norton
Giving: It's one simple behavior that's been shown to increase happiness.
December 9, 2018
Everybody's Doing It: With Guests Tyler Hamilton & Todd Rogers
You're an independent-minded person. You make choices for yourself based on the best information available. You own your decisions, right or wrong. Right?
November 25, 2018
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