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“We are all choice architects whether we realize it or not”

UK’s biggest pub group to charge 20p more a pint at busy times under surge pricing. Or perhaps 20p less in not so busy times? @steer_rhinos Dilip Soman 🇨🇦 daniel read 🇨🇦 Richard H Thaler theguardian.com/business/2023/…

The foreign language effect: how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making theguardian.com/science/2023/s…

Magda Osman takes a sceptical look at nudging with contributions from Michael Hallsworth Colin Strong Katy Milkman @NeilLevy10 Laura Dodsworth ⁦Rory Sutherland⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

“People ignore you, institutions insist it takes years to do investigations, and journals drag their feet at every opportunity.” Sholto David - a biologist who reports flaws in scientific papers. theguardian.com/science/2024/j…

A fascinating discussion of Veblen’s ideas on conspicuous consumption, inequality & the need for economics to change. When offered tea or coffee all 3 discussants decline: “I’m ok just with water” “water is fine” “water is great” Mary V. Wrenn William Waller bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

A simple heuristic that makes moths - in the modern world - not so smart. theguardian.com/science/2024/j…

Tens of thousands of bogus research papers are being published in scientific journals. People are building careers on the back of a tidal wave of fraudulent science. theguardian.com/science/2024/f…

Vacations: Short or long? affective.brain theguardian.com/books/2024/feb…

Legoland owner plans to charge more at peak times. The headline might have framed this as a gain (price drops at less busy times) - but perhaps journalists know how to stir more reaction ⁦@steer_rhinos⁩ ⁦daniel read 🇨🇦⁩ ⁦Dilip Soman 🇨🇦⁩ theguardian.com/business/2024/…

AI-generated sad girl with piano performs the text of the MIT License

Journalist and campaigner George Monbiot comes face to face with his local conspiracy theorist: Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

It might be worth looking back to the days of Labour MP Ian Mikardo: “Within Parliament, he was known as the Commons' bookmaker, willing to take bets on all manner of political events.” #r4today #politicslive #wato #bbcpm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Mikar…

One in four Britons think they could qualify for the 2028 Olympics if they started training today yougov.co.uk/sport/articles…