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Behavioral Priming: Buy, Robot Human!

In the late 90s, a large chunk of the field of social psychology started dedicating itself to figuring out ways to subtly persuade and influence people’s everyday decisions without their awareness. If you’re into freedom of choice, this was a close call. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  What Makes Disaster Films Great

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  Short Stuff: Tick tock goes the Doomsday Clock

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  Kim Philby: Greatest Liar of All Time?

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  Selects: Cake: So Great. So, So Great

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  Short Stuff: Colorful Noises

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  Editorial Cartoons: Art as Satire

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  Selects: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery

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  The Pinkerton Detective Agency

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  Short Stuff: Tulipmania

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  How Climate Migration Works

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  Selects: The Deal With Doulas

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  The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part II

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  Short Stuff: Poutine: Canada's Pride

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  The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Part I

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  Selects: Seven - No, Wait, Five - Mysteries of the Art World