Given the choice, who wouldn't increase the balance in their bank account, switch into a fit and healthy body, find themselves in a meaningful career, and cultivate happiness and love in their relationships. These are preferences we all share, but few of us achieve them. Perhaps we could,

if only we made better choices. We all want to make better decisions. The salad over the burger,

the restful night's sleep over one more episode. Yet we continue to succumb to our desires.

Perhaps we need some help. Maybe we need something to nudge us in the right direction.

In this episode, we'll be discussing the philosophy of nudges with Professor Thomas Schremer,

Chair of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. Thomas's research focuses on moral and political

philosophy and the philosophy of health and medicine. With over 100 publications and heading

several innovative projects, including How Does It Feel, Interpersonal Understanding

and Effective Empathy, Professor Schremer is not only an expert in his field, but always

communicates his ideas through accessible and engaging prose. As we'll find in this interview,

Schremer challenges some of the most prominent ideas in contemporary politics and psychology.

According to Daniel Kahneman, nudges have changed the world,

but asks Schremer, do they always change it for the better?

Hello and welcome to episode 103 of the Pan Seidcast.

I'm the salad dodging Jack Symes, and I'm joined once again by the man aiming for minimal health.

It's Mr. Oli-Mali.

Hello.

And the man nudging us away from nudges, Professor Thomas.

Hello. It's great to have you on the show, Thomas. We've been looking forward to having you on for a while.

We're excited to announce that this is the first of five collaborative episodes with the University of Liverpool's Philosophy and the Future Project. The Philosophy and the Future Project explores the ethical,

political, social, metaphysical and spiritual implications of climate change, technological and

scientific developments, and emerging forms of social and political interaction. You can expect these

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