In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.

Michelle Richmond's novel, The Year of Fog, explores what remains when a child goes missing. Then, a behavioral economist's new book explains our Predictable Irrationality. And we celebrate a March literary birthday: Newberry Medal winner Lois Lowry. But we begin with Maggie Linton and the top ten downloads in science from audible.com®.