Do we really choose? Or are we conditioned?

Do we really choose? Or are we conditioned?

Sheena Iyengar talks to CNN-IBN on choice, how we’re constantly being manipulated and the cleverest branding of all - how Coca Cola may have us all brainwashed. Excerpts from the interview here. CNN-IBN: I really enjoyed your book – You’ve been studying choice for two decades now - tell us a little bit about that. Sheena Iyengar: Yes, for nearly two decades… I was an undergrad at U Penn, in ...
02:33 PM, Aug 24, 2010

Is it choice or social conditioning?

Is it choice or social conditioning? Sheena Iyengar talks to CNN-IBN on choice, how we’re constantly being manipulated and the cleverest branding of all - how Coca Cola may have us all brainwashed. Excerpts from the interview here. CNN-IBN: I really enjoyed your book – You’ve been studying choice for two decades now - tell us a little bit about that. Sheena Iyengar: Yes, for nearly two decades… I was an undergrad at U Penn, in...
02:33 PM, Aug 24, 2010
CJ: Humanitarian act restores sight for child

CJ: Humanitarian act restores sight for child

The child was bitten by bugs and was losing his eyesight. ...
12:23 PM, Dec 09, 2009

Join the race to give sight to 4.6 mn, donate eyes

Join the race to give sight to 4.6 mn, donate eyes National Eye Donation Fortnight starts from Aug 25 to Sept 8 annually. ...
07:20 PM, Sep 04, 2009

Winners of the readers' review contest

Winners of the readers' review contest The results of the readers' review contest are out. Did you win? ...
11:08 PM, Jan 16, 2009

Masand's Verdict: Blindness, a dreary drama

Masand's Verdict: Blindness, a dreary drama It's difficult to explain just how unsettling a film Blindness is. ...
01:29 AM, Jan 10, 2009

45 lose vision due to 'contaminated' eye drops in TN

45 lose vision due to 'contaminated' eye drops in TN Six of those affected have been declared fully blind by the doctors. ...
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Cannes ahoy! Ash-Abhi to walk the red carpet again

Cannes ahoy! Ash-Abhi to walk the red carpet again Mumbai: Suffering from back spasm, Mumbai Indians’ pacer Lasith Malinga may be ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) for up to two weeks. Sources told Cricketnext.com that the fast bowler has returned to Sri Lanka on the morning of Mumbai’s home game against Delhi Daredevils on April 16. The last match that Malinga played was against Rajasthan Royals on April 14. The Sri Lankan’s absence will be...
04:42 PM, May 14, 2008

Cannes Diary: Festival to open with Blindness

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02:06 AM, May 14, 2008

Skin clinic's acne treatment partially blinds teen

Skin clinic's acne treatment partially blinds teen New Delhi: India's effigy sellers are licking their lips at the prospect of booming business as the national cricket team continue to struggle on a shambolic tour of Australia and fans back home lose patience with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men. After a thumping defeat in the first Test in Melbourne, India are staring at another humiliating loss in Sydney where the hosts racked up a mammoth 659-4 before...
12:03 AM, Apr 08, 2008

Stem cell cure for blindness

Stem cell cure for blindness British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness. ...
11:08 PM, Jun 06, 2007

Bond star has eye on Blindness

Bond star has eye on Blindness Daniel Craig is set to act in Blindness, a drama based on Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel. ...
01:32 AM, Mar 16, 2007

New wonder drug could treat blindness

New wonder drug could treat blindness A Swiss drug company has created a drug that could treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a form of blindness. ...
08:58 AM, Oct 07, 2006

Obesity could trigger blindness

Obesity could trigger blindness People who are obese face a higher risk of developing conditions that could lead to severe sight loss and blindness. ...
11:43 AM, Sep 07, 2006
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