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Dartmouth president Sian Beilock, a psychologist by training, made her name studying why people choke. Now she’s applying those insights to one of the most scrutinized jobs in America. No pressure! SOURCES: Sian Beilock, president of Dartmouth College. RESOURCES: "Growing share o ... Show More

It’s a hard time to run a university: public trust is low, political pressure is high, and finances are fragile. But Daniel Diermeier, who trained as a political scientist, has Vanderbilt humming. How? He says the key is choosing magnets over wedges. SOURCES: Daniel Diermeier, ch ... Show More

Insurance forms that make no sense. Subscriptions that can’t be cancelled. A never-ending blizzard of automated notifications. In this update of a 2025 episode, Stephen Dubner discovers where all this sludge comes from — and how much it’s costing us. SOURCES: Benjamin Handel, pro ... Show More

COVID-19 exposed the flaws in our society and the human species. Do we leave old ways behind and build our defenses for the pandemics to come and what will our economic fortunes look like? Does human behaviour really change in the long run? Hear from Dr Mei Ling Doery, Global Aff ... Show More

<p>Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? How do certain memes go viral? And why do some social movements take off and spread, while others fizzle? Today on the show, we talk with sociologist <a href="https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/faculty/damon-c ... Show More

<p>Why do some companies become household names, while others flame out? How do certain memes go viral? And why do some social movements take off and spread, while others fizzle? Today on the show, we revisit a favorite 2021 conversation with sociologist <a href="https://www.asc. ... Show More

podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat: spiralling on privilege, class, nepo babies, and the myth of 'raw talent'. ✷see more ✷ youtube@sephyandwing ✷ instagram @sephyandwing ✷ tiktok @sephyandwingshop ✷ www.sephyandwing.co.uk 

<p>Are highly effective people quicker to share credit? What does poverty do to your brain? And how did Stephen's mother teach him about opportunity costs? Plus: an announcement about the future of the show.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https ... Show More

This week: We discuss the recent move by certain members of City Council regarding implementing a right-to-counsel office to help with the wild rent increases and how it affects residents. Some tin foil hat time regarding the recent murder of the founder of Cash App and speculate ... Show More

A story about partnership and compromise, told in two acts. Two working spouses — writer Kara Baskin and psychologist Sadé Soares — talk about how they and their partners have navigated money, ambition, career, and sacrifice. How do people combine finances and lives and prioritie ... Show More

<p>Why do short people dominate soccer? Is owning a library more important than actually reading the books? And is being handsome important to being taken seriously as a scientist? Will and Mango delve into some super weird ways people wield advantage.</p><p> </p> Learn more abou ... Show More

<p>What’s Wrong with someone else’s dirty socks in your hotel room? And flying backwards? And What’s Wrong with corporations and their lack of common sense? Wait til you hear the Bic Lighter story (It won’t surprise you!) Orny discusses the Teen Wolf con he just attended in Chica ... Show More