This Intelligence podcast is brought to you by Deliveroo for Work, the simple food solution for your business.

What perk do teams love most? Yep, great food. With Deliveroo for work, you can choose from thousands of restaurants and keep everyone happy and engaged.

Perfect for lunches to late night meals, pantry supplies and more. And with one monthly invoice,

there's no more chasing receipts. Give your team the perk they really want. Visit work.deliveroo.com.

This podcast is sponsored by TradeU. Here's something of interest, a multi-asset trading platform

that lets you earn 4.5% on your stock account cash balance.

It's made possible with today's sponsor, Tradeu, where you can trade with an institutional edge.

Get access to global markets, institutional grade pricing, and no hidden fees.

Tradeu, your trade, your move.

Explore more at tradu.com. Your capital is at risk, interest,

subject to minimum balance, terms and conditions apply.

Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. In New York, I'm John Fastman.

And in London, I'm Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

For more than a decade, the idea that you can persuade rather than compel behavioral change has been in vogue.

But a new study suggests that Nudge theory isn't all it's cracked

up to be.

And the Middle East is no stranger to high temperatures and low rainfall.

There's not much to be done about the heat, but to shelter in air conditioning.

But authorities think they can do something about the rain.

Whether it will work is far from clear.

First up, though.

...