Choiceology: Seasons 10 and 11
Can we learn to make smarter choices?
Listen in as host Katy Milkman shares stories of irrational decision making—from historical blunders to the kinds of everyday errors that could affect your future. Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, explores the lessons of behavioral economics, exposing the psychological traps that lead to expensive mistakes.
Choiceology: Season 11, Episode 6
Are there proven ways to improve our predictions?
Choiceology: Season 11, Episode 5
One of the most common mistakes we make with data involves choosing the wrong population to study.
Choiceology: Season 11, Episode 4
How can you strike the right balance between risk tolerance and risk aversion, and why do women and men so often view risk differently?
Choiceology: Season 11, Episode 3
How can feeling connected to someone who is essentially a stranger impact your decision-making?
Choiceology: Season 11, Episode 2
How can the fear of missing out on a trend have lasting consequences?
Choiceology: Season 11, Episode 1
When faced with a challenging goal, is it better to give yourself some slack?
Choiceology: Season 10, Episode 6
Why is it so difficult to separate correlation from causation?
Choiceology: Season 10, Episode 5
Why do some people use “good” behavior to justify “bad” behavior?
Choiceology: Season 10, Episode 4
Why do we often mistake the root causes of our feelings and other experiences?
Choiceology: Season 10, Episode 3
In the tradeoff between time and money, which choice usually leads to greater happiness?
Choiceology: Season 10, Episode 2
Why do we have trouble estimating the odds of rare events?
Choiceology: Season 10, Episode 1
Does failure really improve our ability to learn?