Dan Ariely: Tendencies of Irrational Behavior

Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at Duke University, presents examples of cognitive illusions that help illustrate why humans make predictably irrational decisions.

(Yay for having discovered fora.tv. Thank you Donna!)

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  1. Here’s a good interview with Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby, who highly endorses the “Predictably Irrational” book:

    http://blog.mixergy.com/derek-sivers

  2. I’m reading Dan’s book right now. I like it, but I find that I prefer him in videos like this. Thanks for showing it!

    @Nate, I’m the one who recorded the Mixergy interview with Derek. He was a huge fan. thanks for spreading the word about the interview!