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This study analysed 6,700 websites in an unprecedented A/B test.  The results proved something that Dr Robert Cialdini had been preaching for years.  Today, on Nudge, Robert Cialdini joins me again,...

19 Jan 26min

KFC keeps its recipe secret.  It’s stored in a vault in an unknown location.  Only two KFC executives know the ingredients.  Neither are allowed to fly on the same plane.  But this secrecy is illo...

12 Jan 23min

In 1963, the Milgram experiments revealed something unsettling.  Most people kept administering what they believed were painful electric shocks, not because they wanted to, but because they couldn’t ...

5 Jan 30min

In today’s special end-of-year episode, you’ll hear the best insights from Nudge in 2025. Hear from Prof. Gerd Gigerenzer, Richard Shotton, Bas Wouters, Philip Graves, Prof. Matt Johnson and a Behav...

29 Dec 202528min

How would you encourage Australians to drive slower? That’s what today’s guest on Nudge, Adam Ferrier, had to do.  Being an applied behavioural scientist, he tackled this challenge in a novel way.  ...

22 Dec 202520min

Seriously.  Don’t listen to this episode.  Whatever you do.  Don’t. Press.  Play. (Warning: this episode contains explicit language.) --- Adam’s agency: https://thinkerbell.com/ Adam’s books:...

15 Dec 202520min

2 out of 3 internet users in the USA pay for Prime.  Yet, most of them are irrationally loyal.  They feel like the subscription provides more cost savings than reality.  Today, on Nudge, Richard Sh...

8 Dec 202521min

His book Influence sold 5 million times.  He’s known as the Godfather of Influence.  He’s arguably the best-known behavioural science practitioner.  And he’s finally (after years of pestering) join...

1 Dec 202527min