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Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals
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small changes in context can greatly influence schoolchildren, just as they can greatly influence adults. The influence can be exercised for better or for worse.
Cass R. Sunstein • Nudge: The Final Edition
we are confident that the worldwide costs of airline security checks are underestimated because they are not monetized, which is often the case for sludge.
Cass R. Sunstein • Nudge: The Final Edition
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Chaotic information was free: good information was expensive.
Alan Rusbridger • Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now
Choice architects (such as Carolyn the cafeteria director) have many opportunities to choose defaults, and they can do so in ways that are self-serving or welfare enhancing.
Cass R. Sunstein • Nudge: The Final Edition
Imagine a society without any form of government. People come together and agree to form a government. What powers would you be willing to give to this government, and what rights would you reserve for individuals? This thought experiment, associated with philosophers like Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, explores the nature and legitimacy ... See more
Garrett Hardin in “The Tragedy of the Commons,” Science, December 13, 1968.