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Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our decisions?

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 sh...  
 
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tm1729 (5 days ago) Show Hide
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brilliant...
KingJay718 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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My professor is using this dude in our class. Dude speaks some truth.
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670Kiester (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Hi,
I've just discovered Dan Ariely, soo interesting.
Anyone know of similar subjects?
(I know about Freakonomics already)
Cheers all
Ramshobraja (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Stuff from the book 'Nudge'. Great book btw.
anananwar (1 month ago) Show Hide
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I am in awe :D
nicolemaras (1 month ago) Show Hide
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superb!
arbide2 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Great talk!
jerz211 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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lol he probably didnt want to seem like a jackass for being the only one not standin up :P
oneki (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Lol!!
that's more or less what he was saying?? theat decision is indirectly being made for us and yet we sometimes think we are incontrol of the decisions we make. The person who make a lazy choice has made a decision anyway:)))

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