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I confess I'm a big fan of Taylor Swift.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Big Big Fan Confess Fan Swift Taylor Taylor Swift

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When like-minded people, talking mostly with one another, end up thinking a more extreme version of what they thought before they started to talk... If you put a bunch of rebels in a room and ask them to discuss rebellion, they'll get more extreme.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Another Ask Before Bunch Discuss End Extreme Get More Mostly People Put Rebellion Rebels Room Started Talk Talking Them Thinking Thought Up Version You

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In psychology and behavioral economics, people have shown that if you just describe options in a certain way, or make some features of a situation salient, you can get people to do and even see what you want. You don't have to be a Jedi to manipulate people's attention.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Attention Behavioral Certain Certain Way Describe Economics Even Features Get Just Make Manipulate Options People Psychology See Shown Situation Some Want Way You

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For any child, boy or girl, a father is both Jedi and Sith: Obi-Wan Kenobi - gentle and calming and good - and Vader, fierce and terrifying.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Any Both Boy Calming Child Father Fierce Gentle Girl Good Terrifying

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The process of getting regulations right is described publicly as far more political than in fact it is. It's essentially a legal and technical enterprise.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Enterprise Essentially Fact Far Getting In Fact Legal More Political Process Publicly Regulations Right Technical Than

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The habit I've developed is to write in any free half hour I might find.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Any Developed Find Free Habit Half Hour Might Write

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I love Richard Thaler's 'Quasi Rational Economics.' A collection of some of his most interesting and inventive essays, the real foundation of behavioral economics.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Behavioral Collection Economics Essays Foundation His Interesting Inventive Love Most Rational Real Richard Some I Love

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As an academic, a great deal of my time is spent writing, with very little in meetings. In government, the premium is placed on figuring things out through discussing them with other people.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Academic Deal Discussing Figuring Government Great Great Deal Little Meetings My Time Other Out People Placed Premium Spent Them Things Through Time Very Writing

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In government, you're not a writer, you're an administrator.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Administrator Government Writer You

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Television is, in many respects, a passive medium: people receive information without really exchanging ideas with others. By contrast, the Internet can be an active medium, allowing individuals to use e-mail, discussion groups, and even Web sites to engage with one another.

~Cass Sunstein

Topics: Active Allowing Another Contrast Discussion Engage Even Exchanging Groups Ideas Individuals Information Internet Many Many Respects Medium Others Passive People Really Receive Respects Sites Television Use Web Web Sites Without E-Mail

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 21st, 1954

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