In this episode of Stop To Think, we apply economics to sex at the personal, relationship, and societal levels. This is another one that might not be child-appropriate. That aside, we talk about the effects of supply, demand, and scarcity when applied to the bedroom. The results actually aren't as absurd as one might expect. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how sex sells. This episode probably isn't child-friendly but I don't think it's really explicit either. At any rate, we talk about how physical attractiveness is used in advertising and how it can sometimes be sold directly itself. As it turns out, it can actually be sold directly in Nevada. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about some celebrities and what goes into generating income for them. We go over the hidden factors besides just skills that generate cash for them. We also talk about some of the hidden costs that they have to pay to make their massive incomes. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about selling stuff. That is to say, we talk about why consumers are interested in buying products and how they compare one product to another. Some big points are price, quality, functionality, and then the power of branding and good marketing. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we wrap up our talk about patents and ideas. We talk about ways we could move forward without the current intellectual property system in place. The government, its bureaucracy, and the legal system currently bog down the pace of innovation. A system without them better interfering would be better for society imo. Also, yaay for making to episode 50. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue talking about copyrights, patents, and copying ideas. Specifically, we get into a discussion about if it's ethical to copy someone and under what conditions it is or isn't.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we continue the discussion from last episode by branching out into a conversation about the US Copyright and Patent system. We talk about the concepts behind it and what it is trying to do. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about originality. In general, concepts, ideas, those sorts of things seem to come from discovery or from the recombination of things already discovered. People get bent out of shape when they don't get credit for their ideas. This is fair but at the same time, the ideas they are claiming are likely the result of them discovering something that was already there or recombining stuff that was already discovered anyways.

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue from last episode with our talk about ownership. We talk about how it drives society and how there are two cases of enforcing it. Either a higher power protects your property rights or you have to protect them yourself. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we get a bit political to get across a point. Specifically, we talk about how the concept of ownership is one of the primary factors in the Israel/Palestine dispute. Beyond that, we get into a discussion about that whole conflict and how currently the incentives of the negotiating parties are not aligned. One side seems to want peace and the other wants destruction.