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Does "what Makes People Tick" mean "what inspires people (in their scientific pursuit)"?

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oristarA
 
Reply Tue 13 Oct, 2015 06:58 pm

Context:

"You Have to Understand what Makes People Tick"
Angus Deaton on being awarded the 2015 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

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http://www.nobelprize.org/
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Reply Tue 13 Oct, 2015 10:27 pm
@oristarA,
No, it means "what makes people behave the way they do."
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Reply Tue 13 Oct, 2015 10:40 pm
@InfraBlue,
Cool.
BTW, have you ever heard of Angus Deaton?
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Reply Tue 13 Oct, 2015 10:55 pm
@oristarA,
HA No, I haven't.
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