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Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2022-09-25

Books mentioned on Do People Pay Attention to Signs? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 116

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Stephen Dubner discussed Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Nudge

    Richard H. Thaler; Cass R. Sunstein · at 18:14 · mentioned 3 times

    Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein is a popular behavioral economics book that explores choice architecture and how subtle changes in environments can influence human decision-making and make life easier.

    Discussed
    “one of the most famous examples from the book Nudge by thaler and sunstein was about putting an image of a fly a housefly on a urinal in the airport”
    Stephen Dubner Do People Pay Attention to Signs? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 116 2022-09-25 Listen at 18:14
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Passing Superfreakonomics
“although drunk walking we actually argued in super Freakonomics is more changes per mile than junk driving”
Stephen Dubner Do People Pay Attention to Signs? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 116 2022-09-25 Listen at 5:18
Passing SuperFreakonomics LP
“Although drunk walking, we actually argued in Super Freakonomics, is more dangerous per mile than drunk driving, but that's a different story. Maybe for the person who's drunk, but maybe not for other people.”
Stephen Dubner Do People Pay Attention to Signs? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 116 2022-09-25 Listen at 5:22
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