Sheena Iyengar: Why Are Some Choices So Paralyzing?
Psycho-economist Sheena Iyengar explains how we can actively use choice as a tool to help us arrive at decisions we can live with.
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Ruth Chang: How Can Making Hard Choices Empower Us?
One choice isn't always better than the other. Philosopher Ruth Chang says, once we realize that, it's easier to embrace the hard work of decision-making.
Dan Ariely: When Are Our Decisions Made For Us?
We often think that our decisions are our own. But Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely explains how our environment — even something as simple as how a question is framed — can affect what we choose.
WikiLeaks Reveal Demonstrates Encryption Apps' Vulnerabilities
The CIA can hack into smartphones and read messages as they're being typed on encrypted messaging apps. David Greene talks to Moxie Marlinspike, founder of the encrypted messaging app Signal.
RadioShack Files For Bankruptcy. Again
The electronics chain closed thousands of stores in 2015 and restructured the remaining business in an attempt to stabilize sales. On Wednesday, the new parent company filed for bankruptcy.
Julian Assange Says WikiLeaks Will Share CIA Code With Tech Companies
WikiLeaks on Tuesday disclosed the hacking tools from the so-called Vault 7 series. Now Assange says his group will be working with big manufacturers to develop fixes.
Silicon Valley Leaders Raise Concerns About Latest WikiLeaks Release
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nico Sell, co-founder of Wickr, about the WikiLeaks documents regarding government surveillance utilizing security flaws in commonly used devices.
The CIA Document Dump Isn't Exactly Snowden 2.0. Here's Why
The alleged CIA documents reveal a hacking program that is very different from the one uncovered by Edward Snowden's NSA leak. One distinction: Mass surveillance vs. targeted attacks.
Researchers Take A Step Toward Mind-Controlled Robots
Researchers have created a system where humans can guide robots with their brainwaves, signaling to the machines when they've made a mistake. It could help improve the way humans and robots interact.
WikiLeaks Documents Detail Alleged CIA Hacking Tools
David Greene talks with Jake Williams of the cybersecurity firm Rendition InfoSec about documents released by WikiLeaks that purportedly describe tools the CIA uses to spy on electronic devices.