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Think101: Conversations

What’s the most efficient way to become an expert? Is it possible to learn something without trying? How do you use the scientific method in everyday life? Can you “nudge” someone to make more optimal... Read more

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Episode 5: Know When to Walk Away

Episode 5: Know When to Walk Away

Why do people persist with terrible jobs or relationships, where jumping ship is clearly the better option? Is it even p... Read more

15 Aug 2016

48mins

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Episode 4: Decisions, Decisions…

Episode 4: Decisions, Decisions…

How do you decide what product to buy, apartment to rent, or who to marry? Listing pros and cons, weighing attributes, a... Read more

15 Aug 2016

1hr 20mins

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Episode 11: Epistemic Modesty

Episode 11: Epistemic Modesty

In the final chapter of “Mindware,” Nisbett assures the reader that we’re smarter than we were before started the book, ... Read more

20 Oct 2016

1hr 19mins

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Episode 10: Simplicity

Episode 10: Simplicity

If a major goal in science is to “Keep It Simple,” what exactly does “simple” mean in this context? Helpful? Useful? Eas... Read more

6 Oct 2016

1hr 7mins

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Episode 9: Logic and Wisdom

Episode 9: Logic and Wisdom

Many experiments have demonstrated differences between people who grew up in the Eastern vs Western cultures on a variet... Read more

3 Oct 2016

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