Choiceology with Katy Milkman Podcast Episodes featuring Richard Thaler

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

Choiceology with Katy Milkman - February 18, 2019 08:01 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
“For most things are differently valued by those who have them and by those who wish to get them; what belongs to us, and what we give away, always seems very precious to us.” –Aristotle In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at the peculiar ways people tend to value the thin...

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

Choiceology with Katy Milkman - January 07, 2019 08:01 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
For many people, the start of a new year is an occasion to re-examine their lives, to set new goals and to give up old habits. Making New Year’s resolutions is something of a social ritual, but we see similar behaviors around other significant dates, as well--such as birthdays and anniversaries ...

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

Choiceology with Katy Milkman - November 12, 2018 08:01 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Most of us would like to think we make decisions for our own good. Presented with the imaginary choice between a bag of salty, greasy potato chips and a healthy salad, you might opt, in principle, for the salad. But what happens when that bag of chips is freshly opened, sitting there right in fr...