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Do you know the true story of Bambi? According to @UMNews scholar Jack Zipes, the original story by Felix Salten was a dark parable about anti-Semitism, which @Disney “made into the sweetest, most poisonous, and putrid film I've ever seen.” Listen now: https://t.co/eGIKjARGPQ

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Robert Cialdini, pioneer in the science of persuasion, just published an expanded edition of his classic 1984 book “Influence”. This week, he gives a master class in the 7 psychological levers that lead us to buy, behave, or believe without a 2nd thought. https://t.co/7qkeGsdmhe

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Economist John List’s [@Econ_4_Everyone] new book The Voltage Effect is trying to start a scaling revolution. List shares how to avoid false positives, whether a given success is due to the chef or the ingredients, and how to practice “optimal quitting.” https://t.co/iNj0d7JhOU

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In the latest edition of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, guest host @sarahlyall talks to @BenMacintyre1 about his book, Agent Sonya: Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy — and the balancing act of raising a family while fomenting a revolution. https://freak.ws/2Y6wnVR

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And the great @greenhousenyt provided vital background material with his book "Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor." https://twitter.com/greenhousenyt/status/1501950076930777091

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Robert Cialdini, pioneer in the science of persuasion, just published an expanded edition of his classic 1984 book “Influence”. This week, he gives a master class in the 7 psychological levers that lead us to buy, behave, or believe without a 2nd thought. https://t.co/7qkeGsdmhe

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“Because we don’t have the ability to plow right through problems the way a computer would, we’re forced to find clever ways to handle them,” writes mathematician @MarcusduSautoy in his new book, Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life. https://freak.ws/3CzhZDE

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Hey, just wondering, are there a lot of fans of Samin Nosrat ("Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat") out there among Freakonomics Radio Listeners?

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Congratulations to @katy_milkman on publishing her new book, #HowToChange! Check out her conversation with Stephen in “Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455)” here: https://t.co/elAGck4Zez

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Come hear how Freakonomics (the book) changed the life of prolific writer and journalist @ajjacobs! A.J. and Stephen Dubner will discuss it all at the Books That Changed My Life Festival on Thursday Jan. 19 at 7pm at @mm_jccmanhattan. RSVP: https://t.co/4mtwDhMrhk https://t.co/aCQ1VzsoLw