Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

Here’s Something We Can Learn From the Urban Fox

Some foxes are evolving to become more like dogs. Could this “domestication syndrome” help humans, too?

June 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

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