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What Is the Potential of One Leader to Change the World?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 24:33


Professor Nico Voigtländer studied inbreeding around history's monarchies and reached a novel conclusion

The Incredible Prevalence of Crookedness in the Nursing Home Business

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 32:31


Ashvin Gandhi discovered operators lie about profits, care suffers and taxpayers keep them prosperous

Does Diversity Really Enhance Workforces?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 20:29


Professor Olav Sorenson finds that location matters

Views on Democracy: Analyzing January 6 and Post-Election Periods

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 23:57


Professor Margaret Shih and Ph.D. candidate Gloria Cheng find perceptions and realities don't align

What Will Happen With the Trump Tariffs?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 24:40


UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Jerry Nickelsburg goes through the scenarios

People Who Move To More Affordable Cities Bring Less Affordability

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 22:08


As Gregor Schubert found, migration patterns elicit predictable economic effects

This Episode Could Change Your Listening and Conversation Habits Forever

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 31:24


Assistant Professor Hanne Collins connects the art of conversation with the science

Voting Lines Have Been 24% Longer in Predominantly Black Polling Locations

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 27:14


Professor Keith Chen, Assistant Professor Kareem Haggag and co-authors examined 40,000 voting locations from the 2016 election

What Happens When Farmland Is Given Up For Large Solar Installations?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 14:44


Climate economist Zhiyun Li weighs the value of food production against energy production

The Speed of the Current Economy Makes Us Do “Stupid Stuff”

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 31:03


Pushing for efficiency and profits, according to Charles Corbett, causes turnover and unhappiness

Science has learned how to get people to do things, especially for public health

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 36:48


Hengchen Dai studies “the nudge,” and focused on how UCLA Health nudged people to get the COVID vaccines

The Partisan Divide, Put to the Test

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 25:27


After a rigorous process, Brian Wheaton found that facts do not sway the beliefs of left- or right-leaning people

Beyond GDP, Consider the Entire Nation's Well-Being

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 20:12


Professor of Behavioral Economics and Genomics Dan Benjamin has devised an index, scoring each U.S. locale  

AI, Fed a Diet of AI Content: Intellectual Malnutrition

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 24:56


Francisco Castro looked into the pratfalls of generative AI creating content from its content

What Happens When Dollar Stores Come to Town

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 19:26


Brett Hollenbeck's study uncovers the deleterious effects on public health over a ten-year period

Research Shows Female Political Candidates Are Judged More Harshly by Voters

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 22:39


Clemence Tricaud looked at comparable municipal elections and pandemic policies to reveal a tidy social experiment hiding beneath

One of the Most Important Findings in Cancer Research

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 18:02


Jennifer Kao shows that a large number of cancer studies don't publicly share trial results, despite the federal disclosure requirements

Going Big, Differently: Amazon Versus Google

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 19:16


Marvin Lieberman shows how these leviathans have distinct strategies and methods for growth

In One Major Respect, Big Tech Is Allied with the GOP

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 23:20


As Gonzalo Freixes explains, lobbyists from the largest U.S. companies have prevented lawmakers from fixing our corporate tax shelter problem  

Social Impact Work in the U.S. Has Been Held Back by a Major Recruiting Issue

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 28:31


Scott Rodilitz dove deep into the No. 1 platform to engage volunteers and devised a way to better distribute the work

How Markets Keep Getting Social Posts and Silence Wrong

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 18:36


Beatrice Michaeli uncovers the cost of investors' knee-jerk reactions, under-reactions and mis-reads

How Short-Termism Can Be Dangerous

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 21:51


Judson Caskey examines how the push for quarterly returns often leads to injuries and a false representation

The AI Revolution Is Making Waves, But Is it Making Money?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 35:03


Gregor Schubert shows how new the generative AI tools are a boon to the major companies that use them

Our Research Puts You in Touch With Your Future Self

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 30:50


Professor Hal Hershfield knows how the "today you" can make the "tomorrow you" happy

The Fed Bought Up Corporate Bonds in the Last Recession. A Brazen Precedent?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


Tyler Muir explains how the Fed created an expectation

For the Most Advanced Societies and Economies in History, Violence Was Pivotal

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 31:59


Romain Wacziarg found that agriculture was foundational to development, but calvary was an accelerator

You May Be Experiencing Time Poverty, A Root Cause of Unhappiness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 34:15


Cassie Holmes' research and book reveal the methods to control your happiness

A Looming Crisis Created by the U.S. Congress

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 24:40


Stavros Panageas shows us how the national debt could lead to a dangerous economic event

Looking at Reviews on Amazon Before Buying? Beware

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 20:34


Brett Hollenbeck's and Sherry He's research is an exposé on the pervasiveness of fake reviews

Workers Vs. Algorithms

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 28:02


It doesn't have to be this way, Felipe Caro explains. Both just need to be understood

Here's Why Conspiracy Theories Work So Darn Well

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 25:32


Jennifer Whitson discovered that believers feel they are losing control, so bad information can feel elegant and validating

UCLA Has a Department for Predicting the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 27:21


For 70 Years, the UCLA Anderson Forecast has predicted the future of the economy. Jerry Nickelsburg tells us what's in store.

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What If We Could Measure How Good A Corporation Is for Society?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 22:38


Magali Delmas' new transparency study shows change is possible when companies truthfully report ESG metrics

In a Nation of Increasing Extreme Behavior, a Case for Moderation

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 21:51


Aimee Drolet Rossi's discoveries indicate great potential for change

Buying a Car Since the Pandemic? It's a Changed Market

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 14:36


Mark Garmaise looked to Japan's post-tsunami used car market to illuminate the current one

Marketers Connect Better With Consumers Using Headphones

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 21:50


Alicea Lieberman found that people feel the material more than content through speakers

The Science of Sustainability Is Not Yet Sustainable

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 27:45


We identify bad environmental practices well, but aren't creating great outcomes, Charles Corbett explains

10,000 Economists Can Be Wrong: 2021's Crazy Inflation Explained

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 27:27


Forecaster Leo Feler gives reasons for the 7% – and a mea culpa

Are You a Woman Applying for a Job? Choose Words Carefully

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 23:24


Using masculine words for male-dominated positions will backfire, according to Joyce He

When Breakthroughs Happen (or Don't) in Business School Research

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 22:24


We asked a number of our faculty about the ups and downs of chasing insight, or even work that matters

The Perceived Capabilities of Women in the Fire Service

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 21:22


Misconceptions and stereotypes can hold back women everywhere, according to Corinne Bendersky

The Future of the Nanostores – 50 Million Locations Worldwide

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 20:22


Chris Tang examines the power and vulnerability of tiny retail outlets

Short Selling Is, In a Way, Democratic

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 19:46


As Stavros Panageas tells us, it gives the pessimists in the market a voice

What Does it Take to be a Smart Shopper? Stamina

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 20:46


Elisabeth Honka finds consumers peter out, leaving money on the table

When Viewing COVID Charts, Watch for this Classic Psychological Trick

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 26:14


Stephen Spiller spots the optimism behind a decrease in new cases

Debunking One of the Most Famous Psychology Experiments Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 22:06


Dan Benjamin thoroughly shakes down the classic marshmallow test

Why a Nationwide $15 Minimum Wage Is Wrongheaded

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 25:34


Economist Ed Leamer pulls no punches looking at our societal issues

The Forecast Since the Biden Stimulus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 26:28


Economist Leo Feler weighs consumer behavior, universal basic income

What People of Asian Descent in America Face Now

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 23:33


Vice Chancellor Margaret Shih explains the cultural and workplace conflicts

This Behavioral Scientist Studied Chinese Factories and Found Surprising Keys to Productivity

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 24:21


What motivates employees extends into the U.S. as well, according to Sherry Wu

Many Fine Wine Labels Are Hiding That They’re Organic

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 21:52


Magali Delmas found the quality is higher but eco-labeling would leave a sour note

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