Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to get the best opportunities — the ideal job, the perfect house, or even a place for the kids in the school everyone wants — while others, just as qualified, miss out? It’s tempting to call it luck. But what if luck isn’t random at all — what if it’s designed? My guest today, Judd Kessler, is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the leading thinkers in behavioural economics and market design. His new...
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Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to get the best opportunities — the ideal job, the perfect house, or even a place for the kids in the school everyone wants — while others, just as qualified, miss out? It’s tempting to call it luck. But what if luck isn’t random at all — what if it’s designed? My guest today, Judd Kessler, is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the leading thinkers in behavioural economics and market design. His new...
The Day the Ground Spoke: Following the Longest Dinosaur Footprints Ever Found with Armin Schmitt
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The Day the Ground Spoke: Following the Longest Dinosaur Footprints Ever Found with Armin Schmitt
Paleontologist and author Armin Schmitt returns to the show where we explore two remarkable dinosaur discoveries that are reshaping what we know about life millions of years ago. From the longest dinosaur trackway ever uncovered in Oxfordshire, England, to the first-ever discovery of fossilised gut contents inside a sauropod in Australia, Armin shares the science — and the stories — behind these once-in-a-lifetime finds. We hear how ancient footprints reveal the daily lives of long-necked gia...
Undercurrent Stories
Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to get the best opportunities — the ideal job, the perfect house, or even a place for the kids in the school everyone wants — while others, just as qualified, miss out? It’s tempting to call it luck. But what if luck isn’t random at all — what if it’s designed? My guest today, Judd Kessler, is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the leading thinkers in behavioural economics and market design. His new...