Stephen Dubner: When you walk through a museum, do you ever wonder how all the artifacts and artwork got there? They were stolen. Some museums are starting to challenge the legitimacy of their own collections. To repatriate or not to repatriate is a big question. Next week we start a special series on the topic.
Whether it’s a giant infrastructure plan or a humble kitchen renovation, it’ll inevitably take way too long and cost way too much. That’s because you suffer from “the planning fallacy.” (You also have an “optimism bias” and a bad case of overconfidence.) But don’t worry: we’ve got the solution.