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Are we in control of our decisions?

submitted by jimnms

1 decade 5 years 7 months 1 week ago

Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions. (http://www.ted.com)

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Upvoted. That was a good talk, cheers for posting it.

I love this sort of stuff. Alot of this overlaps with marketing/persuasion techniques. I'll cite an interesting book as a recommended buy. It has great stories and examples.

Luckily the last video I watched before this one was similar, but lower quality.

Upvote!

I have a morbid curiosity about the nature of his distinctive looks and found out his brutal history. Magnesium fire...wow.

dystopianfuturetoday

*quality

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by dystopianfuturetoday.

So did he really plan to write the other book.. or was he just trying to make the book he talked about sound more interesting?

When you die would you like to go to:

A) Heaven
B) Purgatory <--Useless option
C) Hell
D) None of the above <--Never printed on the form

>> ^JiggaJonson:

When you die would you like to go to:
A) Heaven
B) Purgatory <--Useless option
C) Hell
D) None of the above <--Never printed on the form

I will go with whatever gives me the best air miles.

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