Journalists used to have this identity as truth seekers objective truth seekers now I think they're much more likely to be partisan. We need to set up better systems and you know identity is only one piece of any puzzle but you know think about the Hippocratic oath yes doctor still make bad decisions.
Behavioral scientist Katy Milkman of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania talks about her book How to Change with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. What can we learn from research in psychology and behavioral economics about breaking the habits we want to change? Is that research reliable? And should Russ Roberts accept being overweight or keep working at finding the thinner man trying to get out?