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US Market Commentary

Out of Focus: With Guests Dolly Chugh, Max Bazerman & Mark Pendergrast

People overlook important information—even when it's easily accessible or, in hindsight, downright obvious.
March 17, 2019

Love the Mug You're With: With Guests Joel Platt, Sally Sadoff & Richard Thaler

It's a bias that's been observed for perhaps thousands of years, a tendency to overvalue what we already possess.
February 17, 2019

Data for the Win: With Guests Michael Kist & Cade Massey

Where analytical models and algorithms outperform human judgment, it's still so tempting to just go with your gut.
February 3, 2019

The Mystery of Chance: With Guests Andy Marocco & Tom Gilovich

We're wired to search for order in the world. It's how we learn and construct meaning. But often we see patterns in mere happenstance.
January 20, 2019

A Clean Slate: With Guests John Beshears, Richard Thaler & Ray Zahab

How you divide your money and time is influenced by a cognitive bias—but it's one that you can put to good use.
January 6, 2019

Happiness: With Guests Scott Harrison & Mike Norton

Giving: It's one simple behavior that's been shown to increase happiness.
December 9, 2018

Everybody's Doing It: With Guests Tyler Hamilton & Todd Rogers

You're an independent-minded person. You make choices for yourself based on the best information available. You own your decisions, right or wrong. Right?
November 25, 2018

The Temptation of Now: With Guests Richard Thaler & Angela Duckworth

Why is it so tempting to make short-sighted decisions? And what we can do to exert more self-control?
November 11, 2018

Losses Loom Large: With Guests Hank Haney, Dolly Chugh & Maurice Schweitzer

From ethical behavior to athletic competition, the disproportionate drive not to lose can lead to major mistakes.
October 28, 2018

Introducing Season 2 of Choiceology

Choiceology returns with a new season and a new host—Katy Milkman. Subscribe for free today to get the first episode of season 2 when it launches October 29.
October 14, 2018

How Tomorrow Feels Today

Whether expecting joy or despair, we tend to overestimate the long-term emotional impact of life events.
May 14, 2018

A Number in Mind

Focusing on a single data point to the exclusion of other information: It's a tried-and-true negotiating strategy, and it can quickly skew your judgment.
April 22, 2018

Swimming with Sharks

News reports sometimes make it seem as if danger lurks around every corner. And while there's no doubt that risk is a part of life, do we worry more than we should?
April 8, 2018

The Devil's Advocate

In a world awash in data, you'd think it would be relatively easy to make informed, objective decisions. But not if you only see what you want to see.
March 25, 2018

Summit Fever

Imagine that you've put in effort toward a goal, but things haven't quite worked out the way you hoped. How do you know when it's time to let it go?
March 11, 2018

The Big Impact of Small Changes

It's not always about life-changing decisions—sometimes small changes can make a big impact.
February 25, 2018

It's Hard to Be Humble

We can't all be above average. So why, in certain situations, do we think we're so special?
February 11, 2018

Introducing Choiceology with Dan Heath

You're not as rational as you think. In this new podcast, bestselling author Dan Heath performs forensic analysis on decision making. You'll hear real stories, learn from top experts, and witness informal experiments that demonstrate the mistakes we too often make.
January 18, 2018

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