New research from Stanford psychologist Justin Berg looks at what makes some artists produce one-hit-wonders, while other artists churn out a steady stream of hits.
Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Derek Thompson, staff writer at the Atlantic who has written about the research and has his own book, “Hit Makers,” about what makes something popular.
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