Small changes in choice presentation can shape our behavior. Governments use these 'nudges' to promote better choices, while corporations exploit them for increased consumer spending—known as 'sludge.'As nudges become more prevalent, how should we regulate their use?
Surveillance and privacy concerns are growing as data collectors exploit personal information to manipulate user behaviour. These tactics employed by tech companies have sparked ethical debates surrounding user autonomy and privacy rights.
Why do some people file patents for their inventions while others don't? Daisuke Inoue's karaoke invention in the 1970s offers insight. As he missed out on profits while others gained from his creation.
What are the reasons for Shakespeare's popularity? Is it diversity of locations he chose to set his plays in? Is it something deeply fundamental about the nature of story brains? Alexa Huang writes about translation and virality of the Bard.
Do all nudge units work on the same lines, or are there differences. This week we take a look at two different kinds of nudge units, and explore their workings.
What were the motivations of people who voted for Brexit?
Abstract The story this week is how have the women in India manage their savings, and what rule of thumb
Abstract The story of your shrinking airline seat is not just the story of corporate dominance but also of shrinking