Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2016-11-03

Books mentioned on 265. The White House Gets Into the Nudge Business

1 book · With Maya Shankar, Antoinette Jones, David Halpern, Thurman Dixon, Christian Martinez · Listen

A tiny behavioral-sciences startup is trying to improve the way federal agencies do their work. Considering the size (and habits) of most federal agencies, this isn't so simple.

Maya Shankar discussed The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The Language Instinct

   Steven Pinker · at 13:57

   Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct is a prominent popular science book that explores the innate nature of human language acquisition and processing.

   Discussed

   “And I ran into an old course book of my sister's that was called The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker. And I remember reading just the first 10 or 15 pages, and I was immediately gripped.”

   Maya Shankar 265. The White House Gets Into the Nudge Business 2016-11-03 ▶ Play 13:57

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