Choiceology with Katy Milkman
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Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares stories of high-stakes decisions and what research reveals they can teach us. Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, explores the lessons...
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How Mindset Shapes Success
Most of us label ourselves early on as academic (or not), athletic (or not), or talented (or not). But even if you feel like you're lacking in natural...
Why Starting Over Hurts
If you've ever gotten well into a project—maybe a DIY renovation—and then realized that you've taken the wrong approach, you probably know that it's v...
Teamwork That Works: What Great Teams Have in Common
What makes an effective team? Talent? Skill? Discipline?
In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we're looking at some of the more sur...
When It Feels Like Everyone's Watching
We've all been there. Maybe you fumbled a line in a presentation. Or tripped on a shoelace. Or suffered a bad hair day. It can feel like the whole wor...
How a Single Source of Information Can Seem Like Several
You've probably been in situations where multiple friends recommend the same product. It must be great, if everyone is talking about it, right? But th...
Coming Soon: A New Season of Choiceology
It's a new season of Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab. New episodes arrive every two weeks, so please follow us in your favorite p...
Little Bits of Happiness: With Guests Sally Millington & Ellen Evers
Were you the kind of kid who devoured all your Halloween candy in one sitting—or savored it daily until, somehow, it was Easter? And when it comes to...
Cents & Sensibility: With Guests Melina Palmer & Devin Pope
Would you pay more for a car with 29,999 miles than one with 30,000? The answer should be no—it's a negligible difference, after all—but research show...
Hooked on Streaks: With Guests Chloë Hamilton & Jackie Silverman
Streaks have long been logged in the world of sports. And for tracking habits, like daily writing. But now apps encourage us to keep streaks going for...
Obstacle Illusions: With Guests Daniella McCahey & Tom Gilovich
First-born children tend to believe that their parents were harder on them than their siblings are willing to grant. Football fans take disproportiona...
The Reality Trap: With Guests Ken Adelman & Julia Minson
Is it ever possible to see the world objectively, as it is? Turn on the news, open social media, engage with that family member at Thanksgiving, and i...
A Numbers Game: With Guests Linda Chang & Stephen M. Colbert
Workplaces often rely on numerical ratings for performance reviews. Election debates focus on poll numbers and approval ratings. Your watch counts you...
Coming Soon: A New Season of Choiceology
It’s a new season of Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab. New episodes arrive every two weeks, so please follow us in your favorite p...
A Hero's Journey: With Guests Ethan Gilsdorf, David Fajgenbaum & Kurt Gray
Luke Skywalker, Frodo Baggins, Katniss Everdeen, the main characters of many great stories, they all have one thing in common: the shape of their jour...
Rebel With a Cause: With Guests Francis Kelly & Christopher Bryan
Most parents encounter resistance from their children. Perhaps when the kids are young and turning their noses up at vegetables, or when they're teena...
On a High Note: With Guests Maurice Schweitzer & Matthew Polly
Do you recall the best concert you ever went to? Best trip? Best meal? Chances are good that a few memories come to mind—maybe not every detail of the...
The Truth Is Out There: With Guests Tania Lombrozo & Toby Ball
Your car breaks down. Must be because you skipped an oil change last month. Or your favorite team loses. Well, that was because of a bad call by a cor...
To Know What You Know: With Guests David Dunning & Andrew Flack
In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at the often-misunderstood and surprisingly common Dunning-Kruger effect with an interview f...
The Buddy System: With Guests Max Maeder & Rachel Gershon
Pursuing a goal alone is convenient. Whether you're training for a marathon or aiming to read 20 books this year, it's convenient to move at your own...
To Fight Another Day: With Guests Alex Imas & Mary Stockwell
When you're facing loss—say, in a board game or during a sporting event or with a declining stock—it can be difficult to remember your true tolerance...
Choiceology's Guide to Better Decisions: With Guests James Korris, Carey Morewedge & Jack Soll
Over the years, Choiceology has offered a lot of advice for making better decisions. In this special episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we brin...
The Charmer's Playbook: With Guests Wilfred Webster & Daniel Read
"Don't judge a book by its cover" is an old adage for a good reason.
Elegant book cover designs can create a positive impression and make you m...
Recipe for Success: With Guests Simon Rogan & Michele Gelfand
Are rules made to be followed—or meant to be broken?
Often, the answer will depend on culture and the context in which people make decisions. <...
Take the Deal! With Guests Daniel Kahneman, Colin Camerer & Luis Green (Rebroadcast)
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Top of Mind: With Guests John Farrell & Manasvini Singh
When someone asks, "What's your favorite restaurant?" odds are you're inclined to recommend a place you've eaten at recently—even if it's not really y...
Repeat After Me: With Guests Jennifer LeMesurier & Tali Sharot
Vitamin C is a cure for the common cold. Bats are blind. Sugar makes children hyperactive.
All of these statements are false. So why are they so...
(BONUS) From What It's Like to Be … a Forensic Accountant
Curious what it would be like to walk in someone else's (work) shoes? Join New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath as he explores the world of wor...
A Sticky Situation: With Guests Richard Thaler, Wendy Wood & Susan Budowski
Filling out an overly complicated form or waiting on hold for hours to speak with a customer service rep is a frustrating experience. And sometimes it...
Jumping to Conclusions: With Guests David Silbey & Ned Augenblick
A train was speeding along the tracks in 19th-century England when a passenger suddenly started smashing windows and waving a pistol in the air. Peopl...
No Mean Feat: With Guests Albert Chen & Elizabeth Tipton
It’s halftime at a basketball game. A kid nervously steps onto center court. If he can score a basket from center court, he’ll take home the prize mon...
A Cup of Knowledge: With Guests A.J. Jacobs & Steven Sloman
Why do ocean waves move the way they do? How does a toaster work? How might ink flow through a ballpoint pen without the help of gravity? You may know...
The Golden Misfits: With Guests Gary Lawless & Erika Kirgios
What is the difference between buying groceries for the whole week versus grabbing something to eat on the way home each day? Grouping choices togethe...
An Accidental Experiment: With Guests Steven Levitt, Solomon Ezra & Stephen Spector
Scientifically sound, randomized experiments can be expensive and difficult to run. But there’s an alternative: It turns out that certain real-life si...
The Superforecasters: With Guests Leon Panetta, Peter Bergen & Barbara Mellers
There are moments in life where it seems as though everything is riding on one important decision. If only we had a crystal ball to see the future, we...
Survey Says: With Guests W. Joseph Campbell & Emily Oster
If you ran a survey at a science fiction convention to find out which movies were most popular with the general public, chances are good that the resu...
Brave on the Waves: With Guests Bianca Valenti & Katherine Coffman
We all make decisions involving risk. Decisions like trying out for your school’s chess team, speaking up when you don’t agree with your boss, or goin...
Fan Fictions: With Guests Hannah Sung, Crystal Tai & Anuj Shah
Finding a new favorite celebrity feels a little bit like falling in love. Perhaps you find their smile endearing, or you relate to their sense of humo...
The Beanie Bandwagon: With Guests Robert Cialdini & Yemisi Brookes
Mullets. Skinny jeans. Crocs. Many of us can recall trends that we've jumped on, only to see those trends become passé soon after. But the fear of mis...
The Power of Do-Overs: With Guests Jeff Ryan & Marissa Sharif
When you fail to reach a challenging goal, say, saving a certain amount of money each month or getting to the gym a certain number of times a week, it...
Mesmerized: With Guests Mara Rockliff & John List
It seems like every other week there's a news report about how coffee will help you live longer or will shorten your life. There are similar reports a...