What a Nobel Laureate Got Wrong About the Marshmallow Study
And Why It Still Matters Today
So, I got in a fight with a Nobel laureate the other day.
There were no fisticuffs, but I my hackles were raised when I saw how an influential economist interpreted the famous marshmallow study. What started as a casual scroll through my Twitter feed turned into a minor scuffle about one of psychology’s most iconic experiments. The marshmallow study, whi…
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