behavioural science 3
- People's behavior is generally predictable rather than random.
- A society's commitment to truth-telling matters because most individual beliefs are inherited from the surrounding society rather than independently verified
Tim Harford
Economist and journalist; Financial Times columnist as The Undercover Economist, author of How to Make the World Add Up, and presenter of the Cautionary Tales podcast.
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design 2
- Gamification is a brittle imitation of a real game, not an equivalent to it.
- Turning a game into a means to a broader purpose risks destroying the fun that makes it a game.
government 2
- Serious policy reform requires changing regulations or the tax system, not just behavioural nudges.
- Politicians often avoid the most beneficial policies because they lack the political courage or skill to introduce them.