In the late 90s, a large chunk of the field of social psychology started dedicating itself to figuring out ways to subtly persuade and influence people’s everyday decisions without their awareness. If you’re into freedom of choice, this was a close call.

In the late 90s, a large chunk of the field of social psychology started dedicating itself to figuring out ways to subtly persuade and influence people&rsquo;s everyday decisions without their awareness. If you&rsquo;re into freedom of choice, this was a close call.

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Behavioral Priming: Buy, Robot Human!

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It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

It&rsquo;s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we&rsquo;ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them &ndash; even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil

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Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy.

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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe

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It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as global temperatures creep ever so slightly higher, a cascade of catastrophic events will almost surely follow. The ball is in humanity's court.

It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as global temperatures creep ever so slightly higher, a cascade of catastrophic events will almost surely follow. The ball is in humanity's court.

The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Global Warming Works

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Behavioral Priming: Buy, Robot Human!

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