150. Why Do People Get Scammed?

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150. Why Do People Get Scammed?

FromNo Stupid Questions

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Jun 18, 2023

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What makes a con succeed? Does snake oil actually work? And just how gullible is Angela?

Released:

Jun 18, 2023

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Stephen Dubner (co-author of the Freakonomics book series) and research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of Grit) really like to ask people questions, and came to believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one. So they made a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want. New episodes each week. No Stupid Questions is a production of the Freakonomics Radio Network.

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Introducing "No Stupid Questions": Stephen Dubner, the host of Freakonomics Radio, and Angela Duckworth, the psychologist and author of Grit, explore the weird and wonderful ways in which humans behave. In each episode, they take turns asking each other questions, with conversations ranging from friendship and parenting to immortality and whether dogs are better than people. No Stupid Questions premieres May 18th. by No Stupid Questions
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How Much of Your Life Do You Actually Control? (Ep. 15 Rebroadcast): Also: why do we procrastinate? by No Stupid Questions
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22. Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?: Also: how is social media like a knife? by No Stupid Questions
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