We live in a world that's all about self-interest — but the ways to do what's best for us are constantly changing, and often murky. This week, we hear from behavioral economist Richard Thaler about the birth of the discipline, and why the belief that humans are rational actors is all wrong. Then, picking the right job: you might not be looking, exactly, but you're happy to keep your options open. Enter the new website Poachable and its CEO Tom Leung. Plus, we go to war to protect our own interests. But as the New America Foundation's Peter Singer and Duke's Missy Cummings explain, the art of war is changing fast — and might soon have barely any humans involved at all.
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