S1 Ep43: Cass Sunstein - Understanding What You DON'T Want to Know in (and out of) a Pandemic
CASS SUNSTEIN is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School, his work is read at the highest level of government in the US and the UK and yet is accessible to anyone who wants original, memorable insights (OMI) on how and why public policy works. He co-authored the ground-breaking NUDGE with Richard Thaler – a favourite of the Cameron administration – and his latest work Too Much Information, Understanding What You Don’t Want To Know, is a timely examination of the impact of information on our health, wealth and wellbeing. At a time when every government around the world is managing the daily ebb and flow of data about the same global pandemic, Richard and Cass discuss how much information we need to know in order to protect our welfare and improve our lives.