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Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics? (Replay)Also: are the most memorable stories less likely to be true? Stephen Dubner chats with Angela Duckworth in this classic episode from July 2020. SOURCES:Pearl S. Buck • , 20th-century American novelist. Jack Gallant • , professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. Steve Levitt • , professor emeritus of economics at the University of Chicago, host of People I (Mostly) Admire, • and co-author of the Freakonomics • books. George Loewenstein • , professor of economics and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. Deborah Small • , professor of marketing at Yale University. Adin Steinsaltz • , rabbi, philosopher, and author. Diana Tamir • , professor of neuroscience and psychology at Princeton University. RESOURCES: • " The Representation of Semantic Information Across Human Cerebral Cortex During Listening Versus Reading Is Invariant to Stimulus Modality • ," by Fatma Deniz, Anwar O. Nunez-Elizalde, Alexander G. Huth and Jack L. Gallant ( Journal of Neuroscience, • 2019). • " Reading Fiction and Reading Minds: The Role of Simulation in the Default Network • ," by Diana Tamir, Andrew B. Bricker, David Dodell-Feder, and Jason P. Mitchell ( Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, • 2016). Think Like a Freak, • by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (2014). SuperFreakonomics, • by Stephen Dubner and Steve Levitt (2009). Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure, • by the Department of Defense (2009). • " Stories or Statistics? Farmers' Attitudes Toward Messages in an Agricultural Safety Campaign • ," by S. E. Morgan, H. P. Cole, T. Struttmann, and L. Piercy ( Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, • 2002). • " Explaining the Identifiable Victim Effect • ," by Karen Jenni and George Loewenstein ( Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, • 1997). • " Explanation-Based Decision Making: Effects of Memory Structure on Judgment • ," by N. Pennington and R. Hastie ( Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, • 1988). The Good Earth, • by Pearl S. Buck (1931). EXTRAS: • " Abortion and Crime, Revisited (Update) • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2022). • " This Is Your Brain on Podcasts • ," by Freakonomics Radio • (2016).

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63. How Contagious Is Behavior? With Laurie Santos of “The Happiness Lab.” (Replay)Why do we mirror other people’s accents? Does DJ Khaled get tired of winning? And also: life is good — so why aren’t you happy? SOURCES:Albert Bandura, • professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford University. John Bargh • , professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University. Tanya Chartrand • , professor of marketing at Duke University. Clay Cockrell • , psychotherapist and founder of Walk and Talk Therapy. Iain Couzin • , director of the department of collective behavior at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. William Irvine • , professor of philosophy at Wright State University. Daniel Kahneman • , professor emeritus of psychology at Princeton University. Stephen Kosslyn • , professor emeritus of psychology at Harvard University. Cristine Legare • , professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kevin Ochsner • , professor of psychology at Columbia University. Amos Tversky, • professor of psychology at Stanford University. RESOURCES: • " How to Escape the Hedonic Treadmill and Be Happier • ," by Anna Katharina Schaffner ( Positive Psychology, • 2016). • “ Revealing the Hidden Networks of Interaction in Mobile Animal Groups Allows Prediction of Complex Behavioral Contagion • ,” by Sara Brin Rosenthal, Colin R. Twomey, Andrew T. Hartnett, Hai Shan Wu, and Iain Couzin ( PNAS, • 2015). • “ A Calm Look at the Most Hyped Concept in Neuroscience — Mirror Neurons • ,” by Christian Jarrett ( WIRED, • 2013). • “ The Chameleon Effect: The Perception–Behavior Link and Social Interaction • ,” by Tanya Chartrand and John Bargh ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 1999). • “ Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk • ,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky ( The Econometric Society, • 1979). • “ Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation of Aggressive Models • ,” by Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross, and Sheila A. Ross ( Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, • 1961). EXTRAS: • " Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy? • " by No Stupid Questions • (2022). • " Do You Mind if I Borrow Your Personality? • " by No Stupid Questions • (2022). • “ Episode 2: The Unhappy Millionaire • ,” by The Happiness Lab • (2019). The Happiness Lab.

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