Most people believe their decisions are independent. In reality, behaviour is shaped constantly by structures we rarely notice: incentives, design environments, and social expectations built into everyday systems.

Traffic systems shape how we drive. Workplace systems shape how we use time. Digital platforms shape how we communicate. None of this requires force — the architecture itself quietly guides behaviour.

In this transmission we begin Season Two by looking beyond the individual mind and examining the systems that influence behaviour around us.

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