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Today I follow up on last week's episode on "nudging," "choice architecture," and the Behavioural Insights Team. We look at an example of the Behavioural Insights Team's work, and also spend some time...

4 Mar 20231h 31min

In this week's episode, we dig a little deeper into the issue of "nudging," examining Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler's idea of "libertarian paternalism," and how governments are using these tactics ...

25 Feb 20231h 40min

Recently a relatively well-known actor caught some flak on Twitter for agreeing with a tweet declaring that a certain large pharmaceutical company is a danger to the world. In today's episode, we look...

16 Feb 20231h 45min

In 1974, The Kissinger Report (NSSM-200 - Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security) was completed. It did not become public until the 1990s, and it reveals much about U.S. interna...

11 Feb 20232h 14min

A brief episode today, looking at the connection between Sesame Street and the U.S. Armed Forces. In this episode, we'll consider how "educational entertainment for children" may be influenced by fund...

9 Feb 20231h 2min

In today's episode, we'll discuss how we can tell fact from fiction in media reports. Using an example from a widely-shared website, we'll follow the steps in separation truth from falsehood and basel...

6 Feb 20231h 17min

For decades we've been told that there are too many human beings on this planet for life to be sustained, and apocalyptic predictions about our imminent demise have been made since the 1960s. In this ...

3 Feb 20231h 55min

In today's episode we'll look at the way the media and political narrative surrounding Ukraine has shifted over the past year, especially concerning the activity of "extreme right-wing" groups in that...

27 Jan 20231h 18min