2 chapters across the catalog
Barack Obama spoke at the University of Chicago about the "systematic effort" to promote false information for political or financial gain. The hosts comment on Obama's slow, deliberate speaking style and his warning that democracy is "flabby" and vulnerable to old ways of thinking about power. Mo Fax suggests that the Obama Foundation is training a new generation of leaders to implement these information control strategies globally.
Professor Richard Thaler's concept of "nudging" and "choice architecture" is explored through his work at the University of Chicago. Thaler defines a nudge as a small environmental feature that influences behavior without mandates, such as the placement of food in a cafeteria. The hosts question the ethics of choice architects in digital environments who determine what users see in their social media feeds.
