Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our decisions?
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on May 19, 2009
http://www.ted.com 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.
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That's just awesome!!
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@mellomutt I am in conflict whether to give you a thumbs up or not.
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Read your book and just saw this video, just idolized you in my mind
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Omg, I should bring my dad bar hopping
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@mellomutt Haha, also like the man at the end of the video who decides to stand up when he sees everyone else in the audience standing up behind him xD
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About 5% of the TED videos I've seen has that small brain picture of Homer Simpson. Says something different about the creativity of TEDsters though I'm a HUGE fan
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Enjoyed this, thank you.
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need to write an essay about irrational behaviour,so this is such a great find;)
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If everybody in the world read his book, the world would be a lot wiser.
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Sort of like when a comment gets more votes than the other comments so it shows up at top, and suddenly starts getting more votes BECAUSE it's at top. Other ppl 'liked' it, I probably should, too.
mellomutt 11 months ago 34
At first I was like, "I'm not stupid, I'd totally get the combo subscription." And then I was like, "oh...."
LFJ23 10 months ago 17