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#87 - Let's Have Some Resilient Fun: How British Navy Overcome Scurvy
Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein introduced the behavioural economics concept of "nudging": gentle, contextual cues that influence choices without limiting freedom. Economist Ha-Joon Chang shares a delightful historical example—British sailors were nudged into preventing scurvy by mixing unpleasant lemon juice into tasty rum cocktails ("grog"), saving countless lives.
Adam Pawel Pietruszewski
Jul 2, 20253 min read
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