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Rebel With a Cause: With Guests Francis Kelly & Christopher Bryan
Most parents encounter resistance from their children. Perhaps when the kids are young and turning their noses up at vegetables, or when they're teenagers and balking at curfews or dress codes. So what's the best way to encourage good choic
On a High Note: With Guests Maurice Schweitzer & Matthew Polly
Do you recall the best concert you ever went to? Best trip? Best meal? Chances are good that a few memories come to mind—maybe not every detail of the event, but perhaps a couple great moments. It can go the opposite way, too. Worst travel
The Truth Is Out There: With Guests Tania Lombrozo & Toby Ball
Your car breaks down. Must be because you skipped an oil change last month. Or your favorite team loses. Well, that was because of a bad call by a corrupt referee. In reality, many events involve multiple contributing factors. But we tend t
To Know What You Know: With Guests David Dunning & Andrew Flack
In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman (http://www.katherinemilkman.com/), we look at the often-misunderstood and surprisingly common Dunning-Kruger effect with an interview featuring one of the researchers who first identified it
The Buddy System: With Guests Max Maeder & Rachel Gershon
Pursuing a goal alone is convenient. Whether you're training for a marathon or aiming to read 20 books this year, it's convenient to move at your own pace and schedule. But having a gym buddy or a book club pal can make a bigger difference
To Fight Another Day: With Guests Alex Imas & Mary Stockwell
When you're facing loss—say, in a board game or during a sporting event or with a declining stock—it can be difficult to remember your true tolerance for risk. You're likely to seek risk more than you normally would. In this episode of Choi
Choiceology's Guide to Better Decisions: With Guests James Korris, Carey Morewedge & Jack Soll
Over the years, Choiceology has offered a lot of advice for making better decisions. In this special episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman (http://www.katherinemilkman.com/), we bring you the story of a video game that is surprisingly ef
The Charmer's Playbook: With Guests Wilfred Webster & Daniel Read
"Don't judge a book by its cover" is an old adage for a good reason. Elegant book cover designs can create a positive impression and make you more likely to judge the writing quality more positively. But these traits—cover art and writing—a
Recipe for Success: With Guests Simon Rogan & Michele Gelfand
Are rules made to be followed—or meant to be broken? Often, the answer will depend on culture and the context in which people make decisions. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman (http://www.katherinemilkman.com/), we look at ho
Take the Deal! With Guests Daniel Kahneman, Colin Camerer & Luis Green (Rebroadcast)
In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman (http://www.katherinemilkman.com/), we look at how framing a decision based on what you stand to lose versus what you stand to gain affects your tolerance of risk. Luis Green was a contestant
Top of Mind: With Guests John Farrell & Manasvini Singh
When someone asks, "What's your favorite restaurant?" odds are you're inclined to recommend a place you've eaten at recently—even if it's not really your favorite. It's just top of mind. Why do we weigh recent events so heavily? And how doe
Repeat After Me: With Guests Jennifer LeMesurier & Tali Sharot
Vitamin C is a cure for the common cold. Bats are blind. Sugar makes children hyperactive. All of these statements are false. So why are they so pervasive? And why do they feel so true? In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman (http
(BONUS) From What It's Like to Be … a Forensic Accountant
Curious what it would be like to walk in someone else's (work) shoes? Join New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath as he explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. What does a coup
A Sticky Situation: With Guests Richard Thaler, Wendy Wood & Susan Budowski
Filling out an overly complicated form or waiting on hold for hours to speak with a customer service rep is a frustrating experience. And sometimes it seems like the process itself is designed to be difficult. In this episode of Choiceology
Jumping to Conclusions: With Guests David Silbey & Ned Augenblick
A train was speeding along the tracks in 19th-century England when a passenger suddenly started smashing windows and waving a pistol in the air. People believed his actions were caused by what was, at the time, a new and unfamiliar form of
No Mean Feat: With Guests Albert Chen & Elizabeth Tipton
It’s halftime at a basketball game. A kid nervously steps onto center court. If he can score a basket from center court, he’ll take home the prize money. He tells the announcer that he plays on his elementary school team and that he has bee
A Cup of Knowledge: With Guests A.J. Jacobs & Steven Sloman
Why do ocean waves move the way they do? How does a toaster work? How might ink flow through a ballpoint pen without the help of gravity? You may know the answer to these questions, but explaining them in detail could reveal an unexpected t
The Golden Misfits: With Guests Gary Lawless & Erika Kirgios
What is the difference between buying groceries for the whole week versus grabbing something to eat on the way home each day? Grouping choices together so that you make a bunch of selections all at once can seem daunting, but it can actuall
An Accidental Experiment: With Guests Steven Levitt, Solomon Ezra & Stephen Spector
Scientifically sound, randomized experiments can be expensive and difficult to run. But there’s an alternative: It turns out that certain real-life situations can also generate useful scientific data. The trick is finding them. In this epis
The Superforecasters: With Guests Leon Panetta, Peter Bergen & Barbara Mellers
There are moments in life where it seems as though everything is riding on one important decision. If only we had a crystal ball to see the future, we could make those decisions with greater confidence. Fortune-telling aside, there are actu
Survey Says: With Guests W. Joseph Campbell & Emily Oster
If you ran a survey at a science fiction convention to find out which movies were most popular with the general public, chances are good that the results would lean heavily towards sci-fi films. This skewing of data is plain to see in this
Brave on the Waves: With Guests Bianca Valenti & Katherine Coffman
We all make decisions involving risk. Decisions like trying out for your school’s chess team, speaking up when you don’t agree with your boss, or going down a double-black-diamond run at the end of a long day of skiing. So how do we determi
Fan Fictions: With Guests Hannah Sung, Crystal Tai & Anuj Shah
Finding a new favorite celebrity feels a little bit like falling in love. Perhaps you find their smile endearing, or you relate to their sense of humor. Maybe you see things in your everyday routine that remind you of them. You feel like yo
The Beanie Bandwagon: With Guests Robert Cialdini & Yemisi Brookes
Mullets. Skinny jeans. Crocs. Many of us can recall trends that we've jumped on, only to see those trends become passé soon after. But the fear of missing out can snowball into heavier consequences. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy
The Power of Do-Overs: With Guests Jeff Ryan & Marissa Sharif
When you fail to reach a challenging goal, say, saving a certain amount of money each month or getting to the gym a certain number of times a week, it can be tempting to just give up on the plan entirely. But new research shows that buildin
Mesmerized: With Guests Mara Rockliff & John List
It seems like every other week there's a news report about how coffee will help you live longer or will shorten your life. There are similar reports about vitamins and water consumption and any number of other health-related studies. So why
The Bad with the Good: With Guests Uzma Khan & Gustav Källstrand
You've probably caught yourself indulging after a workout or a game or a stretch of healthy eating. Maybe it was a pint or two after a soccer game or an extra piece of cheesecake after a vigorous hike. These indulgences are easier to justif
Rebroadcast: Silver Linings: With Guests Annie Duke, Kassia St. Clair & Adam Grant
If you’ve ever lost a job, or been through a breakup, or failed an exam, you’ll know that the aftermath can be painful and disorienting. But for some percentage of those who experience these disappointing outcomes, unforeseen opportunities
So Much in Common: With Guests Samantha Futerman, Anaïs Bordier & Kareem Haggag
When we feel angry or excited, or happy or sad, the reasons for those emotions may seem obvious. Angry? It was that argument with a spouse. Excited? It was that promotion at work. Happy? Must've been that delicious meal. Sad? It was that te
How You Spend It: With Guests Joshua Fields Millburn & Cassie Mogilner Holmes
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” A quintessentially American phrase from the Declaration of Independence (https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript). That “pursuit of happiness” takes many forms, but it tur
