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Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Charles Schwab

Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares... more

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Episodes

Top of Mind: With Guests John Farrell & Manasvini Singh

Why do we weigh recent events so heavily? And how does this tendency impact important decisions, like whom to vote... more

25 Mar 2024 · 32 minutes
Repeat After Me: With Guests Jennifer LeMesurier & Tali Sharot

Why is it that when we see the same statement multiple times, we are more likely to believe it's true?

11 Mar 2024 · 34 minutes
(BONUS) From What It's Like to Be … a Forensic Accountant

In this episode of "What It's Like to Be …," former Choiceology host Dan Heath interviews Chris Ekimoff, a forensic... more

18 Dec 2023 · 29 minutes
A Sticky Situation: With Guests Richard Thaler, Wendy Wood & Susan Budowski

Friction gets in the way of behavior—and it can become "sludge" when it's used to prevent you from reaching a... more

23 Oct 2023 · 37 minutes
Jumping to Conclusions: With Guests David Silbey & Ned Augenblick

Why do people tend to over-respond to weak signals and under-respond to strong ones?

09 Oct 2023 · 37 minutes
No Mean Feat: With Guests Albert Chen & Elizabeth Tipton

Performances often rise and fall, but how and why do they usually regress to a mean?

25 Sep 2023 · 33 minutes
A Cup of Knowledge: With Guests A.J. Jacobs & Steven Sloman

Why do people think they understand things better than they actually do?

11 Sep 2023 · 30 minutes
The Golden Misfits: With Guests Gary Lawless & Erika Kirgios

Grouping choices together so that you make a bunch of selections all at once can seem daunting, but it can... more

28 Aug 2023 · 33 minutes
An Accidental Experiment: With Guests Steven Levitt, Solomon Ezra & Stephen Spector

How can events outside of our control create opportunities for accidental insights?

14 Aug 2023 · 32 minutes
The Superforecasters: With Guests Leon Panetta, Peter Bergen & Barbara Mellers

Are there proven ways to improve our predictions?

05 Jun 2023 · 37 minutes
Survey Says: With Guests W. Joseph Campbell & Emily Oster

One of the most common mistakes we make with data involves choosing the wrong population to study.

22 May 2023 · 29 minutes
(BONUS) From Ripple Effect: Does Diversity Training Work? with Katy Milkman

How effective is diversity training, and what can be done to eliminate hiring bias?

08 May 2023 · 31 minutes
Brave on the Waves: With Guests Bianca Valenti & Katherine Coffman

How can you strike the right balance between risk tolerance and risk aversion, and why do women and men so... more

24 Apr 2023 · 32 minutes
Fan Fictions: With Guests Hannah Sung, Crystal Tai & Anuj Shah

How can feeling connected to someone who is essentially a stranger impact your decision-making?

10 Apr 2023 · 30 minutes
The Beanie Bandwagon: With Guests Robert Cialdini & Yemisi Brookes

How can the fear of missing out on a trend have lasting consequences?

27 Mar 2023 · 31 minutes
The Power of Do-Overs: With Guests Jeff Ryan & Marissa Sharif

When faced with a challenging goal, is it better to give yourself some slack?

13 Mar 2023 · 25 minutes
Mesmerized: With Guests Mara Rockliff & John List

It seems like every other week there's a news report about how coffee will help you live longer or will... more

07 Nov 2022 · 35 minutes
The Bad with the Good: With Guests Uzma Khan & Gustav Källstrand

You've probably caught yourself indulging after a workout or a game or a stretch of healthy eating. Maybe it was... more

24 Oct 2022 · 30 minutes
Rebroadcast: Silver Linings: With Guests Annie Duke, Kassia St. Clair & Adam Grant

If you’ve ever lost a job, or been through a breakup, or failed an exam, you’ll know that the aftermath... more

10 Oct 2022 · 39 minutes
So Much in Common: With Guests Samantha Futerman, Anaïs Bordier & Kareem Haggag

When we feel angry or excited, or happy or sad, the reasons for those emotions may seem obvious. Angry? It... more

26 Sep 2022 · 33 minutes
How You Spend It: With Guests Joshua Fields Millburn & Cassie Mogilner Holmes

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” A quintessentially American phrase from the Declaration of Independence. That “pursuit of happiness”... more

12 Sep 2022 · 31 minutes
Not by a Long Shot: With Guests Katia Jordan & Craig Fox

Humans can easily distinguish between a zero-chance event (e.g., the Washington Nationals winning the World Series in 2022) and a... more

29 Aug 2022 · 33 minutes
Fail Better: With Guests Joseph Herscher & Lauren Eskreis-Winkler

You hear it a lot in contemporary education, the tech world, and the arts: that it's important to fail, to... more

15 Aug 2022 · 32 minutes
Under Pressure: With Guests Svetlana Savranskaya, Gary Slaughter & Modupe Akinola

If you've ever been faced with an important decision when time was scarce, information was incomplete, or tempers were running... more

23 May 2022 · 39 minutes
Out of Proportion: With Guests Damon Lesmeister & Kelly Shue

Many of the decisions we make require us to compare numbers. Which car is most fuel efficient? How is a... more

09 May 2022 · 33 minutes
Choiceology's Guide to Nudges

Nudges are all around you. They might help you choose your meal at a restaurant, navigate a busy airport terminal,... more

25 Apr 2022 · 39 minutes
More Than a Feeling: With Guests Jamie Wall, Mona Krewel & Alex Edmans

While it’s nice to think of ourselves as rational decision-makers, more often than not, emotion plays a role in how... more

11 Apr 2022 · 36 minutes
Second-Guessing First Impressions: With Guests Allen Sarven & Richard Nisbett

When we judge someone, rarely do we stop to consider how their particular situation likely played a large role in... more

28 Mar 2022 · 32 minutes
Less Is More: With Guests Ryan McFarland & Gabrielle Adams

Supply chain issues and income inequality notwithstanding, we live in an age of abundance. Our closets overflow with clothing. Many... more

14 Mar 2022 · 34 minutes
A Clean Slate: With Guests John Beshears, Richard Thaler & Ray Zahab (Rebroadcast)

For many people, the start of a new year is an occasion to re-examine their lives, to set new goals... more

01 Jan 2022 · 34 minutes
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Less Is More: With Guests Ryan McFarland & Gabrielle Adams
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Supply chain issues and income inequality notwithstanding, we live in an age of abundance. Our closets overflow with clothing. Many children have... more