Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton
There are moments in life where it seems as though everything is riding on one important decision. I
If you ran a survey at a science fiction convention to find out which movies were most popular with
On this special bonus episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we highlight Ripple Effect, a new po
We all make decisions involving risk. Decisions like trying out for your school’s chess team, speaki
Finding a new favorite celebrity feels a little bit like falling in love. Perhaps you find their smi
Mullets. Skinny jeans. Crocs. Many of us can recall trends that we've jumped on, only to see those t
When you fail to reach a challenging goal, say, saving a certain amount of money each month or getti
It seems like every other week there's a news report about how coffee will help you live longer or w
You've probably caught yourself indulging after a workout or a game or a stretch of healthy eating.
If you’ve ever lost a job, or been through a breakup, or failed an exam, you’ll know that the afterm
When we feel angry or excited, or happy or sad, the reasons for those emotions may seem obvious. Ang
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” A quintessentially American phrase from the Declarati
Humans can easily distinguish between a zero-chance event (e.g., the Washington Nationals winning th
You hear it a lot in contemporary education, the tech world, and the arts: that it's important to fa
If you've ever been faced with an important decision when time was scarce, information was incomplet
Many of the decisions we make require us to compare numbers. Which car is most fuel efficient? How i
Nudges are all around you. They might help you choose your meal at a restaurant, navigate a busy air
While it’s nice to think of ourselves as rational decision-makers, more often than not, emotion play
Don’t shoot the messenger is a metaphorical phrase for blaming the bearer of bad news. It’s easy to
Supply chain issues and income inequality notwithstanding, we live in an age of abundance. Our close
