Apr 28 2023 81 mins 3
Lionel Page is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the Behavioural and Economic Science Cluster at the University of Queensland. He has worked on a wide range of topics in behavioural economics, such as risk preferences, social preferences and strategic behaviour.
Timestamps _____________________ 0:00 - Teaser 1:14 - A Quick Story & Introduction to Lionel Page 8:48 - Rationality & Emotions 30:54 - Evolutionary Psychology & Being Optimally Irrational 50:52 - How might our decision-making processes need to change to address problems like climate change? 58:49 - How can we overcome our short-termism? 1:08:10 - Is belief in conspiracy theory rational? 1:16:35 - What is Lionel’s Utopia
