👉 The Invisible Hand That's Actually Pushing You

Send us Fan Mail📖 Read: We like to think we’re in control. That’s the comfortable fiction we tell ourselves every morning when we’re standing in front of the open refrigerator, weighing whether to grab the leftover pizza or the sad container of spinach that’s been judging us for three days.“I’m making a rational choice,” we whisper to ourselves. “I have free will.”But here’s the uncomfortable truth that Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler want you to understand: You were never really in control. Not completely. The refrigerator itself—the way it’s organized, what’s at eye level, what’s hidden in the back—is already choosing for you. Someone designed that space. And whether they meant to or not, they influenced what you’d reach for.Choice architecture, nudging, and the historic environment: the subtle influences of heritage through the lens of behavioural scienceNudge: The Final Edition (Revised & Updated)This is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets EmpathyIndependent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas. Support the showDisclosure: This podcast uses AI-generated synthetic voices for a material portion of the audio content, in line with Apple Podcasts guidelines. We make rigorous science accessible, accurate, and unforgettable.Produced by Michelle Bruecker and Scott Bleackley, it features reviews of emerging research and ideas from leading thinkers, curated under our creative direction with AI assistance for voice, imagery, and composition. Systemic voices and illustrative images of people are representative tools, not depictions of specific individuals.We dive deep into peer-reviewed research, pre-prints, and major scientific works—then bring them to life through the stories of the researchers themselves. Complex ideas become clear. Obscure discoveries become conversation starters. And you walk away understanding not just what scientists discovered, but why it matters and how they got there.Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs