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All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions

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Join Stanford GSB finance professor Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen of The Wharton School in a conversation with prominent business leaders about common flaws in the decision making process and what to do about them. Learn more at AllElseEqualPodcast.com.All Else Equal: Making Better Decisions Podcast is a production of Stanford Graduate School of Business and is produced by University FM.

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Recent Guests

Steven Pinker
Johnston Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
Harvard University
Episode: Rerun: Ep69 “The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean” with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 1
HR McMaster
National Security Advisor, former Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army, Hoover Institution faculty
Hoover Institution
Episode: Rerun: Ep68 “Is It Better to Overestimate or Underestimate Your Enemies?” with H.R. McMaster
Joshua Rauh
Oman Family Professor of Finance at the Stanford GSB and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Episode: Ep78 “What’s Wrong With Taxing Billionaires More?” with Joshua Rauh
Nick Bloom
William Irby Professor in the Department of Economics at Stanford University; pioneer in text-based uncertainty measures
Stanford University
Episode: Ep76 “How Should You Deal with Uncertainty in Today's World?” with Nick Bloom
Dirk Jenter
Professor of finance specializing in CEO pay and governance
London School of Economics
Episode: Rerun: Ep29 “How Do You Become CEO?” with Dirk Jenter
Adi Sunderam
Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance at Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Episode: Ep73 “The Dangers of Group Think on Decision Making” with Adi Sunderam
H.R. McMaster
Former National Security Advisor and Lieutenant General in the United States Army, currently on the faculty at the Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
Episode: Ep68 “Is It Better to Overestimate or Underestimate Your Enemies?” with H.R. McMaster
Jeff Hawkins
Foremost neuroscientist and author known for founding Palm Computing and his work on understanding the human brain
Numenta
Episode: Ep65 "Will Future AI Systems Operate Like The Human Brain? It’s Complicated” with Jeff Hawkins
Bryan Caplan
Professor of Economics at George Mason University
George Mason University
Episode: Ep64 "Why Higher Education Needs a Massive Overhaul: Are the Kids Even Learning Anything?" with Bryan Caplan

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Jules van Binsbergen
Director of the Lauder Institute and a finance professor; co-host and guide in conversations.
Jonathan Berk
Finance professor and co-host; conducts deep dives into finance topics with evidence-based framing.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 243 ratings
  • Highly recommended!

    Very high quality discussions am just grateful to have access to such content at no cost. Thank you for producing this.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Yssh.ch
    Indiaa year ago
  • Intellectual

    Excellent and intellectual discussions, one of the best

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    OneReaderMe
    United Statesa year ago
  • All Else Equal, But sometimes “more equal”

    So, Professor Van Binsbergen was one of my favorite professors while at Wharton, and I learned a LOT in his Investment Management class

    However, in the most recent episode a few glaring things occurred. Effectively fawning over Trump’s communications style while not discussing the potential downfalls of what this may mean for our relationships with our allies.

    A discussion on his negotiation style should have also looked at how he views negotiations, especially with respect to The Art of the ... more

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    QuestioningListener
    United Statesa year ago
  • Insightful

    Incredible insight in every single episode. Particularly useful for business people. A lot of the topics are based on finance but relevant to daily life and just every day logical thinking

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    cadiguno
    Indonesiaa year ago
  • National Debt episode was superb!

    Great discussion of the various methods to characterize the level of debt and which measure is the most “correct”. Also great discussion for the options to increase GDP growth. It would be nice if you could summarize the key ideas from each episode is some central learnings document that you could tie to the show notes. Also- would a good subtitle for the show be (“All Else is Never Equal”)?

    Apple Podcasts
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    Efficientfrontierseeker
    United States2 years ago

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Rerun: Ep69 “The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean” with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 1
Q: Why do people avoid making statements that would become common knowledge, and what motivates some to come clean instead?
People fear implications for ongoing relationships or power dynamics, while some are motivated by honesty or self-consistency, leading to eventual disclosure and reconciliation when necessary for trust.
Rerun: Ep69 “The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean” with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 1
Q: How does common knowledge influence everyday human behavior and social coordination?
It shapes how people act in relationships and groups; when information becomes common knowledge, people align actions, signaling mutual expectations and enabling coordinated outcomes.
Rerun: Ep69 “The Science Behind Why We Don’t Just Say What We Mean” with Psychologist Steven Pinker - Part 1
Q: What is Common Knowledge and why is it important to understand it beyond a simple awareness of facts?
Common Knowledge is not just shared information but a recursive awareness—everyone knows that everyone knows, and so on—which enables coordination and stable social agreements, not merely the existence of information.
Rerun: Ep46 "May Contain Lies" with Alex Edmans
Q: How should universities balance openness with guarding against ideological capture of research?
Universities should foster environments where evidence and clear reasoning can be pursued without fear of backlash, and where diverse viewpoints are openly debated, with emphasis on evaluating research on its merits rather than its alignment with prevailing ideologies.
Rerun: Ep46 "May Contain Lies" with Alex Edmans
Q: What are some concrete strategies to avoid falling for misinformation in groups?
Promote intellectual diversity, encourage dissent, use evidence-based discussions rather than defaulting to the majority, and rely on a combination of empirical evidence, theoretical models, and pragmatic, common-sense solutions when research is inconclusive.

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