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Podcast: Nudge
Episode: The hypnotising effect of Valentine’s day
Description: Special days like Valentine’s day have an interesting effect on us. In ancient Roman times they inspired men to whip each other with animal hides. And today, they encourage men to spend hundreds on prospective partners. In today’s Nudge, researcher Danny Zane explains why this happens, sharing his eye-opening studies on how these special days affect us. Danny’s webpage at Lehigh: https://business.lehigh.edu/directory/daniel-zaneThe dark history of Valentine’s day: https://tinyurl.com/yfh68kj5My experiment with International Podcast Day: https://im.ge/i/PrV4...