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Rory Sutherland

04/10/25

@ EPIC Conjoint

Economists often label irrational behavior when it contradicts their theories, while physicists cannot blame their experiments on external factors.

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Rory Sutherland – How human behaviour regularly defies logic and supporting data

@ EPIC Conjoint

Rory Sutherland – How human behaviour regularly defies logic and supporting data

04/10/25

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