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  1. @psychology
    An obese friend raises your obesity risk 45%. An obese friend’s friend raises it 25%. Their friend’s friend raises it 10%.
    Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networksTEDNicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks
  2. @psychology
    A £15 penguin nightlight drew over 360,000 entries. A year of free energy worth more than £1,000 drew 67,000.
    #63: Rory Sutherland | Why counter-intuitive thinking winsNudge Podcast#63: Rory Sutherland | Why counter-intuitive thinking wins
  3. @psychology
    Your skin has no dedicated water receptors. Wetness is computed from temperature and touch.
    Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140 Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140
  4. @psychology
    Amazon's reported customer-service wait time was under sixty seconds. Bezos waited on hold over ten minutes and exposed faulty data collection.
    The Map Is Not the TerritoryShaneThe Map Is Not the Territory
  5. @psychology
    Multi-author papers reveal a bizarre math problem: authors’ contribution estimates add up to about 140%.
    Why Being Delusional is a SuperpowerVeritasiumWhy Being Delusional is a Superpower
  6. @psychology
    A customer reportedly traded a $2,800 Louis Vuitton bag for an earlier place in an Apple product line.
    Robert Cialdini - 7 Principles of Influence ExplainedSummation with Auren HoffmanRobert Cialdini - 7 Principles of Influence Explained
  7. @psychology
    A German town turned a neo-Nazi march into a fundraiser by donating money for every mile the marchers walked.
    Rutger Bregman on elites, survival of the friendliest, rethinking human historyChannel 4 NewsRutger Bregman on elites, survival of the friendliest, rethinking human history
  8. @psychology
    Golden Cat Corporation increased profits 87 percent after removing its ten worst-selling cat-litter products.
    Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easierTEDSheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier
  9. @psychology
    A 1994 study by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Medvec found that action regrets fade faster than inaction regrets.
    How Old Will You Be If You Don't?The Curiosity Chronicle with Sahil BloomHow Old Will You Be If You Don't?
  10. @psychology
    Fifty-three behavioral-change studies by 20 teams failed to produce a successful way to increase gym attendance.
    Daniel Kahneman: Thinking Fast and Slow, Deep Learning, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #65Daniel Kahneman: Thinking Fast and Slow, Deep Learning, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #65

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