The hit TV series “24” always got my attention. Yes, I am a sucker for shows about spies, undercover cops and counter-terrorists. But in addition to all of the shoot-em-up theatrics, I could always count on that...
Category - Simplify Wisely
Tavis Coburn over at Wired notes that his playlists back in “the day” were far superior to those he hears today via streaming services. He chalks up the change to today’s overtly designed tunes, asserting Pop...
Glowing review of a new iPhone calendar app called “Peek.” The writer starts with an acknowledgement of the pesky gap between intentions and behaviors (via New Years resolutions), and then explains how making the...
Wired.com reports on serial entrepreneur Ev Williams’ talk at the XOXO Fest in Portland: “The internet makes human desires more easily attainable. In other words, it offers convenience,” [Williams] said. “Convenience...
The folks at the New York Times are either super lucky, or they have a keen understanding of how to apply behavioral economics. Earlier this year, the New York Times began putting the majority of its content behind a “pay...
CNN and NY Times report on the gubment’s new approach to goosing better eating: ditch the food pyramid and replace it with an easier-to-read icon based on a plate. Under the surface, there’s some decent behavioral...
In a previous blog entry, I shared an interesting study by Thaler and Massey showing that teams with earlier draft picks seem to do worse than those with lower picks. Ugh! What’s going on? Thaler lists a number of...
Nudge guru Prof. Richard Thaler is at it again, digging up evidence of how bad we are at making decisions. This time he (and a Yale colleague) go after the NFL first-round draft, showing that pick order and “trade...
When James Carville was asked who he’d like to be reincarnated as, he said the bond market. If someone asked me that question this morning, I might say Apple. And the reason is laziness. I am a reasonably hardworking...
I had the pleasure of speaking with Prof. Brian Wansink the other day. He’s the food genius who’s done all those funky experiments that remind me of something out of Willy Wonka (e.g., bottomless soup bowls). ...
