When parents have college savings accounts for their kids, their kids show higher social and cognitive performance.

Once we start thinking of ourselves as polluted, there is not much incentive to behave well, and the trip down the slippery slope is likely.

Interesting thing that is happening in American society is that people are starting to talk about money. I don't know how you feel about this, but for a long time, nobody was talking about money. It was a secret. And it's kind of very interesting because we do lots of stuff to portray to people about how much money we have, the clothes we wear and the cars we have and the house - they all kind of depict to other people, signal how much money we make, but we don't talk about it specifically.

We are all far less rational in our decision-making than standard economic theory assumes. Our irrational behaviors are neither random nor senseless: they are systematic and predictable. We all make the same types of mistakes over and over, because of the basic wiring of our brains.

Disasters are usually a good time to re-examine what we've done so far, what mistakes we've made, and what improvements should come next.

The idea that you will make the right decision every time is very unlikely.

individuals are honest only to the extent that suits them (including their desire to please others)