Will Ordering From Machines Make Us Fatter?

May. 13, 2014

Ordering food for delivery is easier than ever. Smartphone apps like GrubHub, Snapfinger, and Eat24 make immediate gratification only a swipe away. But ordering food from computers instead of humans has a side-effect: We order a heck of a lot more.

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Credits

Guest:

Ryan McDevitt - Fuqua School of Business, Duke University - @ryanmcdevitt

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Andrew Walsh, Christian Bordal, Matt Holzman, Jolie Myers, Anna Scott

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