The Availability Bias
We Live In The Age Of Anxiety The world can seem like a scary and dangerous place these days. If you spend too much time on the internet, or listening to the news, you might [...]
We Live In The Age Of Anxiety The world can seem like a scary and dangerous place these days. If you spend too much time on the internet, or listening to the news, you might [...]
The Pink Slime Terror In March 2012, Bettina Siegel, a mother and food blogger in Houston, Texas sounded an alarm about scary-sounding meat products being served to local schoolchildren. She objected to the use [...]
Scarcity Appeals If you like good bourbon, you’ve probably heard of people trying to get their hands on a bottle of the notoriously rare Pappy Van Winkle, produced by the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery [...]
Clean Eating Can Hurt You In the spring of 2014, Jordan Younger, a “wellness” blogger based in New York City, noticed that her hair was falling out. She was following the “clean” diet she promoted [...]
The Obesity Epidemic Obesity in America has reached epidemic proportions over the last few decades. Obesity lowers life expectancy and increases incidence of serious medical conditions, including diabetes and cancer. Roughly two thirds of [...]