Angel technologies and the devil on our shoulder

We all know what it feels like to hit the snooze button once or twice or three times, but what if our alarm clock got up and ran away to force us out of bed? Watch Sendhil Mullatainathan, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, explain how “angel technology” can help us listen to our better intentions and ignore the devil on our shoulder who wants us to sleep in, waste time or get fat.

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