According to a decades-long research project, the U.S. is not only the most individualistic country on earth; we’re also high on indulgence, short-term thinking, and masculinity (but low on “uncertainty avoidance,” if that makes you feel better). We look at how these traits affect our daily lives and why we couldn’t change them even if we wanted to.
391. America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up
390. Fed Up
389. How to Make Meetings Less Terrible
Yes, the Open Office Is Terrible — But It Doesn’t Have to Be (Rebroadcast)
388. The Economics of Sports Gambling
The Future of Meat (Rebroadcast)
Should America Be Run by … Trader Joe’s? (Rebroadcast)
387. Hello, My Name Is Marijuana Pepsi!
How Much Does Your Name Matter? (Rebroadcast )
386. How the Supermarket Helped America Win the Cold War
America’s Hidden Duopoly (Rebroadcast)
385. What Do Nancy Pelosi, Taylor Swift, and Serena Williams Have in Common?
384. Abortion and Crime, Revisited
A Better Way to Eat (Rebroadcast )
383. The Zero-Minute Workout
382. How Goes the Behavior-Change Revolution?
381. Long-Term Thinking in a Start-Up Town
380. Notes From an Imperfect Paradise
379. How to Change Your Mind
Here’s Why All Your Projects Are Always Late — and What to Do About It (Rebroadcast)
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