Here’s my Q&A column from the WSJ this week — and if you have any questions for me, you can tweet them to @danariely with the hashtag #askariely, post a comment on my Ask Ariely Facebook page, or email them to AskAriely@wsj.com. ______________________________________________________ Dear Dan, I’m a Swedish journalist working in New York City. I recently went for my annual dental checkup. I’d only…
Links you’ll love
October 1, 2014 by
Paul Bloom is teaching his Coursera class: Moralities of Everyday Life . It starts Oct 7. How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives. Is it a B…
The peak-end rule explained for runners
September 30, 2014 by
*Disclaimer: Peak / End rule has not, to our knowledge, been tested on 2800 ft elevation trail races. But, it has been tested on childbirth. [Kristen Berman]
Some new studies on power and corruption
September 29, 2014 by
John Antonakis and his colleagues just came out with a new paper on power and corruption (and Testosterone). Important and fascinating — and for sure worth the 14 min of this video
Ask Ariely: On Technology’s Painless Payment, Email Equilibrium, and TP Tribulations
September 27, 2014 by
Here’s my Q&A column from the WSJ this week — and if you have any questions for me, you can tweet them to @danariely with the hashtag #askariely, post a comment on my Ask Ariely Facebook page, or email them to AskAriely@wsj.com. ______________________________________________________ Dear Dan, Apple recently announced Apple Pay, which will allow iPhone and Apple Watch users to simply wave their gadgets to…
Famed food psychologist Brian Wansink’s new book: “Slim by Design”
September 26, 2014 by
Ever wonder why despite dieting you can’t keep away from your overstocked kitchen? Brian Wansink, “the Sherlock Holmes of food,” is out with another psychological review of how our everyday, alterable decisions make staying slim harder than it looks. StartupOnomics speaker, food psychologist and bestselling author, Brian Wansink, of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More…
My attempts to reduce email overload…
September 23, 2014 by
As some of you might know, in addition to the general problem we all have with email overload, my specific issues are exacerbated by my disability (mostly limitations to moving my hands and some pain). I am not pointing my disability out to complain, but I do think that sometimes disabilities can act as a…
How would Dan Ariely re-design the product development process?
September 17, 2014 by
Product Hunt asked Dan Ariely to provide his views on the problems with Silicon Valley’s approach to product development. Listen and learn here: What is top of mind for Dan Ariely The biggest mistake that product people make in our product development process and suggestions on how to overcome it Why Homer Simpson is a…
Ask Ariely: On Staying in School, Balancing School with Family, and Two Things about Consultants
September 13, 2014 by
Here’s my Q&A column from the WSJ this week — and if you have any questions for me, you can tweet them to @danariely with the hashtag #askariely, post a comment on my Ask Ariely Facebook page, or email them to AskAriely@wsj.com. ______________________________________________________ Dear Dan, I am a senior in high school, and I really dislike doing homework. We get a lot of it,…
New event: Register now to hang out with the author of “The Invisible Gorilla”
September 12, 2014 by
Chat with Christopher Chabris on September 21 about The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us. Wendy, Irrational Labs’ researcher and strategist, leads a monthly behavioral economics reading and discussion series in New York City and San Francisco. The series is for anyone interested in behavioral economics and meeting other behavioral economic enthusiasts. This month, we are…