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7 Feb 202511min
Why most bestselling business books are BS
Business books are everywhere, offering seemingly simple solutions to complex problems—but are they truly helpful? In this episode, Alex Edmans explores the biases that make us fall for oversimplified...
3 Feb 202527min
Can 10,000 hours of practice make you great?
I explore the truth behind the famous 10,000-hour rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell. Today, Prof Alex Edmans uncovers why the rule persists despite its flaws and dives into the psychological biase...
27 Jan 202536min
What sets top negotiators apart?
Neil Rackham’s groundbreaking research uncovered what separates skilled negotiators from the average. Drawing insights from real-world negotiation sessions involving union disputes, management decisio...
24 Jan 202517min
Can you see the invisible gorilla?
75% of us expect to spot the unexpected. But we’re wrong. Today on Nudge, Dan Simons shares his results from perhaps the world’s best-known psychology experiment: the Invisible Gorilla. Listen, and yo...
20 Jan 202526min
Francesca Gino Scandal: What Really Happened
The Francesca Gino scandal shook the academic world, exposing fraudulent research practices at one of the world’s most prestigious institutions, Harvard Business School. This episode unpacks the detai...
17 Jan 202531min
Can I fool veteran marketers with my AI fakery?
I put AI to the test at one of the world’s largest marketing conferences, Inbound 2024. This episode dives into the surprising results of my experiment and what they mean for the future of marketing. ...
13 Jan 202524min
The experiment every marketer should know
From curing scurvy to shaping billion-dollar business strategies, this is the story of the most important experiment in science and its profound impact on our world. ---- Sign up to my newsletter: h...
10 Jan 202516min
