EG was one of the most fun and exciting conferences I have been to. The talks were very good, the variety was wonderful, and I got to meet many wonderful people.
There are many EG talks online, many of them also get on the TED site. Here is my talk:
Hi, I’m Dan Ariely. I do research in behavioral economics and try to describe it in plain language. These findings have enriched my life, and my hope is that they will do the same for you.
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves
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The Upside of Irrationality, explores some positive and some negative ways that irrationality plays out in our lives.
When we make decisions we think we're in control. But are we?
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I’m waiting for the TED talk to go online already
As a businessperson and (long ago) economics and public policy student I found your book, and of course this talk, most stimulating. It has been fascinating to me, however, in recommending your book and sharing your interviews and articles how many people simply don’t see the enormous implications, or if they see them, are unwilling to incorporate your findings in the way they approach customers, sales, pricing, and so forth. Now that I’ve seen your visual metaphors I have an inkling why. Thanks for being so creative and open-minded and of course for sharing your insights with the rest of us!
I just finished reading your book and loved it. You said there if anyone has ideas or questions he/she should contact you. Our little organisation has a big question: why do disabled Assistance Dog owners treat their dog trainers like gurus, even if one gets a sick, aggressive, badly trained dog? I am in this field now for 30 years, but I still can only guess the mechanisms and we are lightyears from a “medecine” for that phenomenon. The trainers know that bloody well and some work according to it. Are you maybe interested in this field?
Dan I didn’t see anywhere to contact you directly on the site. I thought you might enjoy: Irrational Geographic
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2009/03/mardi-gras-moments-irrational.html
So who has a 30 minute autobiographical documentary?