Why bad behavior sticks around in Congress / How common dark thoughts really are / A robot goes berserk

Why do people keep doing things that don’t work—and never seem to face consequences?In this episode of News Sidequest, we explore why personal attacks in politics continue despite failing to persuade voters, and what that says about how behavior actually changes.We also look at a striking survey showing how common dark thoughts really are—and why most people never act on them.Plus: a restaurant robot goes off the rails, a 2,000-year-old coin used as bus fare, rising stamp prices, and more from around the edges of the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.