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Dec 2020
445. Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar?
<p>In this episode of <em>No Stupid Questions</em> — a Freakonomics Radio Network show launched earlier this year — Stephen Dubner and Angela Duckworth debate why we watch, read, and eat familiar things during a crisis, and if it might in fact be better to try new things instead. ... Show More
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<p>In this episode from 2013, we look at whether spite pays — and if it even exists.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://cepr.org/about/people/benedikt-herrmann">Benedikt Herrmann</a>, research officer at the European Commission.</li><li><a href=" ... Show More
<p>In a special episode of No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan talk about unfinished tasks, recurring arguments, and Irish goodbyes.</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>SOURCES:</strong><ul><li><a href="https://roybaumeister.com/">Roy Baumeister</a>, social psychologist ... Show More
<p>Giving up can be painful. That's why we need to talk about it. Today: stories about glitchy apps, leaky paint cans, broken sculptures — and a quest for the perfect bowl of ramen. </p><p> </p><p>RESOURCES</p><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.aaup.org/sites/default/files/AAUP%20Data ... Show More
