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Why Can’t We Be Friends? The Joy of the Political Fight
Journalists, businesses, comedians, and the rest of us have been crying out to politicians, “Why so much fighting?” and asking, “Can’t we all just get along?” Despite these calls for bipartisanship and peace in…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / OCTOBER 30 2012
Truth Bending: Why Politicians are Such Comfortable Liars
Today many Americans find themselves thinking: how are politicians so comfortable lying? The answer may be found in the important element of how they lie. Specifically, politicians rarely lie straightforwardly; instead, they bend the…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / OCTOBER 25 2012
Partisans Don’t Know How the Middle Feels
Ten minutes into the Presidential debate, my democratic friends were sure it was a failure. They tweeted, “Nothing he is saying is making me feel anything.” A lot of Democrats have walked away from…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / OCTOBER 11 2012
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Cheat Codes: Calling all Artists
Artists from around the world are invited to attend a discussion about behavioral economics, dishonesty and cheating at the Center for Advanced Hindsight on October 25 at 7:30 PM EST. (Artists who do not…
Partisans Don’t Know How the Middle Feels
Ten minutes into the Presidential debate, my democratic friends were sure it was a failure. They tweeted, “Nothing he is saying is making me feel anything.” A lot of Democrats have walked away from…