Happy New Year. It’s that time when people redouble their efforts to live a healthier, happier life. In that vein, I have created The Salad Challenge What is The Salad Challenge? I am committing to eat at least one salad a day. I will be report my salad-related activity on
Does nostalgia make you dissatisfied with the things that you own? Do you wish that things should be made like they were in the old days? Before answering that question, take a look at the following video. Which car are you safer in: a 1959 Chevy or a 2009 Chevy?
I visited Erasmus University as part of my sabbatical. While there, I interviewed some of the faculty about their research. Here is the first interview, where I asked Marketing Professor Stefano Putoni about his research on gender identity. The question: Does the color pink hurt anti-cancer campaigns? (Apologies for my
You have heard the stories about viral videos that receive millions of views. One part of those stories, however, is not true. Things don’t go viral the way that viruses that do. .…………………………..Not the way it happens Academics, business people, and the man on the street commonly believe that interesting
A big week for football. Earlier this season, I wrote about why I stopped caring about football. The post got a lot of positive and negative responses. One of my colleagues argued against my reasons, but he raised another interesting one: The real reason not to watch football is that
Inspired by a post on must reads for books on the psychology of choice, here is my list of popular press books related to my research interests in judgment, emotion, and choice: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Danny Kahneman. The most academic book in the group. Also, the most precise.
I recently attended the 10 Conference, and I met Mike Merrill, the world’s first publicly traded person. I asked him about what it means to be publicly traded: The book, The Wisdom of Crowds, presents an overview of the research that shows how groups of people out perform an
I recently attended the 10 Conference, where I met Matt Hutson, author of The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane. I asked Matt to tell me about one of the laws: I am fascinated by magical thinking (and my susceptibility to
Is solitude just for introverts or monks? Think again. Heather Hansen, co-author of Solitude: The Science and Power of Being Alone, talks to Peter
Welcome to the final episode of I’M NOT JOKING. Comedian JD Lopez returns from Episode 1 to debrief and reflect on Peter’s experience building
