Radiolab

So a few weeks ago my friend introduced me to Radiolab.  Here is a link to it.  If the link doesn't work it's real easy to get to at radiolab.org.  So anyway, Radiolab is a program that is put on by WNYC.  It is basically a talk radio show hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich.  They have podcast that are either 5-25 minutes long called podcast shorts or they have the full length hour long shows.  These shows are really interesting to me because they discuss topics that I wouldn't think of but still grab my attention.  One that got my attention the other day was titled "Is Free Will Really Free?". Here is a link to the specific podcast. As I listened to the 20 minute podcast I started to think, how does this influence different aspects of our business lives.  When someone goes into an interview and the interviewer has been drinking a cup of hot coffee, is that a good sign that they will like you?  Are we making decisions based on credible information or do we make our choices based on things that happen to us every day that we just don't notice.  I am interested to see how I would have reacted to the study that was conducted.  I feel like I wouldn't be swayed by simply holding a cup of coffee for about a second.  On the other hand I do understand what they talk about when they say that we naturally look to and are comforted by warmth since we were a baby.