“Why does the world increasingly seem to be awash in grift? There's a supply story and a demand story: many of the traits that make people excellent grifters used to have more legitimate applications, but don't any longer. Meanwhile, there are simply bigger opportunities to take advantage of…
“We are interested in human behavior, in what makes us do things, why, and how,” said study author Noam Sobel, the director of the Weizmann Olfaction Research Group. “Within this very big picture, the smaller picture we are studying is a topic referred to as ‘chemical communication.’ Humans,…
This is an episode of the The Ben & Marc Show, a podcast by the founders of VC firm Andreesen Horowitz. “In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc take a “structural” look at higher education, diving deep into the twelve functions of the modern university. They also unpack…
“I was really disappointed when I found out Javier Milei was going to the WEF summit. Until I got a few minutes into his speech and he is just telling them that everything they are doing is wrong and fucked up and the "root of all the worlds…
Here’s a run-on sentence: “Tyler sat down with Patrick to discuss signature fields on the back of credit cards, whether bank tellers or waitstaff are more trustworthy, the gremlins behind spurious credit card declines, how debt collection and maple syrup heists should change your model of the world,…
“Heavier-than-usual rainfall during the past three to six months in the main cocoa-producing countries of West Africa … could impact the chocolate industry due to a shortage of its main ingredient…” ~ learn more
It’s not because they have no sugar. It’s because they’re formulated with just the right amount of sugar to round down to zero and make the claim. ~ learn more
This is a wild research study that found participants’ wounds healed faster when the clock ran slower. Everybody had 28 minutes of real time. “More than a third of participants had almost completely healed by the end of the time period when they believed the session had lasted…
The author of Alchemy built a career applying the practical outcomes of behavioral economics. “Join Daniel and Rory for a fascinating conversation exploring Rory’s key learnings from a lifetime in marketing, why he co-founded a behavioral science unit at the agency [Ogilvy], and how the small changes can…
“We’ve been delivering to homes throughout Pea Ridge, AR for 2 years in partnership with Walmart, and have been blown away by how much customers love being able to get anything they need in just a few minutes.” ~ learn more