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Economists have it all wrong: How we should be looking at 'utility'
October 6, 2026 · 29 minRobert has a bone to pick with economic theory . . . In fact, he wants to pick its bones clean and start over with a much better theory for everyone! Join the duo as they discuss what economic theory gets wrong and how it might be put…
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The good and the bad consequences of classifying things differently!
September 29, 2026 · 24 minDerisory amounts of money paid for a piece of work called an 'honorarium' seem ok when if they were a 'fee', it would be insulting! Robert and Jamie discuss how we react differently to the same things when they are classified and labelled…
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Classifying the world - how we do it and what are the consequences?
September 22, 2026 · 30 minRobert and Jamie discuss the crucial question of how we classify and label things: one of the most basic things that we do in our mental and social world. But in an infinitely complex universe, putting things into boxes is fraught with…
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'Stats beat experience every time (almost)'
September 17, 2026 · 27 minRobert and Jamie pay tribute to Dolly Parton - and Jamie plugs his video on her which can be found here - and then discuss how our intuitions about probability can be seriously misleading - leading to disastrous decisions. Robert explains…
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How do we understand and use probability in decision-making?
September 8, 2026 · 27 minRobert and Jamie discuss various ways in which we understand probability, including a tendency to 'overchunk' probabilities ('possible', 'likely'), and how these can lead to disastrous decisions. Want more? Check out our latest…
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Why every behavioural scientist should understand 'Bayesian' probability
September 1, 2026 · 28 minRobert makes the bold claim that 'probability' underlies all knowledge and that behavioural scientist should always be thinking about knowledge and claims we make in terms of 'priors' (their judgement of the likelihood that something is…
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The Odyssey, AI and the human condition
August 25, 2026 · 26 minRobert and Jamie discuss the ubiquitous phenomenon, illustrated by one of the episodes in The Odyssey, that the first priority of our motivational system is not necessarily our best interests, or even what we most enjoy - it's something…
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How does COM-B compare to the Theory of Planned Behaviour? Part 2 - What COM-B adds
August 18, 2026 · 28 minIn the second half of a two-parter, Robert explains the limitations of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and how the COM-B model addresses these. The Theory of Planned Behaviour is EXTREMELY widely used and increasingly so despite its age…