Most of us would like to think we make decisions for our own good. Presented with the imaginary choice between a bag of salty, greasy potato chips and a healthy salad, you might opt, in principle, for the salad. But what happens when that bag of chips is freshly opened, sitting there right in front of you? Do you change your mind?
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Oct 2025
Bonus: A Sit Down With Katy Milkman & Angela Duckworth
In this bonus addition of Choiceology, Katy Milkman sits down with psychologist and Grit author Dr. Angela Duckworth, a leading expert on self-control. She breaks down what science tells us about managing impulses, why willpower by itself falls short, and how simple environmental ... Show More
33m 36s
Oct 2021
15 - Robert Sapolsky: Why Society Would Be Fairer If We Stopped Believing in Free Will
<p>Eric chats with Robert Sapolsky, Stanford Professor of Biology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery. Robert is a world-renowned academic and author of highly successful books such as A Primate’s Memoir, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, and Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Wor ... Show More
50m 38s
Sep 2024
Temptation vs Desire
In this intimate episode, Caroline Stanbury and her husband, Sergio Carrallo, 19 years her junior, dive deep into the age-old topic of temptation. Together, they explore what temptation means, how it arises, and whether it truly signifies dissatisfaction in a relationship. They s ... Show More
44m 28s
Aug 2022
Ep267 - Daniel Kahneman | Thinking, Fast and Slow
<p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman visits Google to discuss his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.\n\nIn this Talk, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think - ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2025
More choice means less freedom | Psychologist Barry Schwartz
<p><strong>Why more is less</strong></p><p>We're surrounded by choice - an endless sea of possible paths we might take. However, does the overwhelming range of choices leave us better off or worse? In general, we tend to think that more is better, but Barry Schwartz, author of th ... Show More
18m 32s
