Scarcity : The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives Aldous Huxley as trendy diets and a

as trendy diets and a weight-loss frenzy sweep the nation

sanity and the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire

Why would someone leave a shining career in management to work among the dead

and talents

editorial commentary on the readings themselves

Scarcity : The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives Aldous Huxley as trendy diets and aA surprising and intriguing examination of how scarcity and our flawed responses to it shapes our lives, our society, and our cultureWhy do successful people get things done at the last minute? Why does poverty persist? Why do organizations get stuck firefighting? Why do the lonely find it hard to make friends? These questions seem unconnected, yet Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir show that they are all examples of a mind set produced by