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Dan Ariely

Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University

Interview with Dan Ariely June 1, 2010
Full Interview 39:14 Discuss
Why Online Dating Is So Unsatisfying 7:40 Discuss
Who You Find Attractive Is Based on How Hot You Are 6:46 Discuss
How We Overvalue the Things We Create 3:16 Discuss
Trust and Revenge Are Irrational—But Vital to Our Society 5:04 Discuss
Focus Groups Aren't as Useful as Companies Think 3:29 Discuss
Why We Have More Sympathy for Baby Jessica Than for Darfur 5:15 Discuss
Why We Do Things That Aren't in Our Best Interests 7:47 Discuss
Interview with Dan Ariely September 28, 2009
Using Guilt to Save Energy 4:40 Discuss
Dan Ariely’s Biggest Spending Mistake 3:38 Discuss
Coffee or Health Insurance? 5:21 Discuss
Making Money Less Abstract 7:45 Discuss
Why Talking About Money Is No Longer Taboo 3:27 Discuss
In America, It’s Do What You Want 2:48 Discuss
Why Americans Don’t Save 3:38 Discuss
Full Interview 30:10 Discuss
Interview with Dan Ariely July 29, 2009
How Do You Motivate Your Staff? Hint: It’s Not Always Money 5:49 Discuss
Why Anxious Societies Spend Less 2:18 Discuss
How Behavioral Economics Can Boost Your Bottom Line 5:26 Discuss
What Is Behavioral Economics? 4:43 Discuss
When Free is Dangerous 4:49 Discuss
Dan Ariely: My Biggest Career Mistake 2:09 Discuss
Cured By Trickery 1:57 Discuss
Get to Know Me, I Dare You 2:41 Discuss
The Secret to Kicking Procrastination: Reward Yourself 3:49 Discuss
Never Trust Your Judgment During Sex 1:40 Discuss
Full Interview 33:35 Discuss
Interview with Dan Ariely February 19, 2008
What should we be asking ourselves? 0:47 Discuss
The Irrational Value of Faith and Religion 0:52 Discuss
Dan Ariely on Overcoming Procrastination 4:07 Discuss
Do we need to change how economics is taught? 4:22 Discuss
Does supply and demand determine markets? 2:57 Discuss
Whom do you want for President? 2:31 Discuss
Dan Ariely on the Government and Healthcare 3:26 Discuss
Dan Ariely On A Different Way of Looking at the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis 3:51 Discuss
What is morality? 4:31 Discuss
Dan Ariely Unravels Human Reason 2:56 Discuss
Dan Ariely on "Predictably Irrational" 6:42 Discuss
If people are irrational, how can we agree on anything? 3:43 Discuss
Is there an objective reality outside of our beliefs? 2:02 Discuss
Dan Ariely On The Definition Of Rationality 1:31 Discuss
What sparked your interest in economics? 3:58 Discuss
Who are you? 1:12 Discuss
Other Ideas from Ariely
Promoted to the Level of Incomptence 2:51 Discuss
Dan Ariely: Zappos and "the Offer" 4:10 Discuss
Dan Ariely: Google and New Labor Models 1:43 Discuss
Meaningful Work 3:42 Discuss
Do Prada Knockoffs Make You Evil? 5:07 Discuss

About Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely is the author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions and is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, where he holds appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the department of Economics. 

In addition, Dan is a visiting professor in MIT’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences. He is currently working on a new book titled Dining Without Crumbs: The Art of Eating Over the Sink. 

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