How Supermarkets Influence Shoppers

Byadmin July 5, 2016

Here is a great graphic from the Center for Science in the Public Interest laying out how supermarkets lay out food to encourage impulse purchases:

Photo Credit: Center for Science and Public Interest

So much for “free” markets!

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Fact-checking COVID-19 Stats
Byadmin August 24, 2020August 24, 2020

A U.S. Senator mistakenly tweeted that 14% of UNC students have COVID-19. A local news station fact-checked that tweet, explained the math, and the Senator didn’t back down. Sigh… The University of North Carolina made national news after reporting a coronavirus outbreak shortly after students returned to campus. Before students could even get their first…

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Obamacare Insurance Premiums – Not Growing Too Fast
Byadmin May 1, 2017

Here’s a picture from a New England Journal of Medicine article showing that in 2015 and 2016, Obamacare premiums grew more slowly than private insurance premiums rose before the law came into effect: The Obamacare markets are new and unsettled. But so far they aren’t leading to runaway inflation. But what will happen to these…

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Behavioral Economics in the Bathroom?
Byadmin March 1, 2013

One of the dangers of studying behavioral economics and psychology is that the ideas follow you around pretty much everywhere you go. I was reminded of that when some of my students came back from a mid-class bathroom break to tell me they thought the toilet levers were not well designed, environmentally speaking. At Duke,…

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Debate over New FDA Commissioner
Byadmin November 24, 2015

In a previous post, I argued in favor of Rob Califf as FDA Commissioner. Here is an article from the Duke Chronicle, exploring more of this important debate. Dr. Robert Califf, former vice chancellor of clinical and translational research, may soon be taking helm of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but not without resistance from organizations…

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A Drug to Treat Cancer and Heart Disease (Miracle Cure or Media Hype?)
Byadmin April 16, 2018

In a recent New York Times article, physician-author Siddhartha Mukherjee wrote about a clinical trial that he characterized as “beautiful,” for potentially illuminating a surprising connection between heart disease and cancer. Mukherjee is a justifiably acclaimed writer, who publishes regularly in The New Yorkerand The New York Times, and who won a Pulitzer for his bestselling book The Emperor of All Maladies. But…

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eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic Downturn
Byadmin December 18, 2018

“eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic Downturn” – Scientific American

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How Supermarkets Influence Shoppers

Fact-checking COVID-19 Stats

Obamacare Insurance Premiums – Not Growing Too Fast

Behavioral Economics in the Bathroom?

Debate over New FDA Commissioner

A Drug to Treat Cancer and Heart Disease (Miracle Cure or Media Hype?)

eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic Downturn

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