“Tell Me Something I Don't Know” on the topic of Behavior Change (Special Feature)

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🗓️ 1 October 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Stephen J. Dubner hosts an episode full of the world's most renowned behavior change experts, including Colin Camerer, Ayelet Fishbach, David Laibson, Max Bazerman, Katy Milkman, and Kevin Volpp. Angela Duckworth (psychologist and author of Grit) is our special guest co-host, with Mike Maughan (head of global insights at Qualtrics) as real-time fact-checker.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
0:01.1	You are about to hear a special episode of our other live podcast.
0:04.6	Tell me something I don't know.
0:06.0	If you're a fan of Freakonomics Radio,
0:07.8	I think you'll really like this episode.
0:09.2	It features some of the smartest people in behavioral science,
0:12.8	some of whom you will recognize from previous Freakonomics Radio episodes,
0:16.0	like Angela Duckworth, the author of GRIT.
0:18.8	You can subscribe to tell me something I don't know wherever you get your podcasts.
0:22.6	Also, please join us for our next round of live tapings in New York City in early
0:28.2	October. You can get tickets at tmsidk.com.
0:32.2	You can also click B on the show for a chance to come on stage and tell me something.
0:37.6	I don't know. Thanks for listening.
0:40.8	Why do I read?
0:41.6	Why do I have conversation?
0:43.3	Why do I travel?
0:44.4	I don't have to go to school.
0:45.8	Why do I pay attention?
0:46.8	I do pay attention because I want to be abused because I want to get outside my comfort zone.
0:52.9	But mostly mostly mostly because because I want to find out that find out
0:57.9	stuff.
0:58.9	Find out stuff because I want you to tell me something I don't know.
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