New book: Happy Money.
You know the pain of making a bad money decision, from small to large—remember that Living Social deal you never used, or the big house you thought you needed that turned out to be a money pit? Sure you do! But most…
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Arming the Donkeys
New ATD: We’re Only Fooling Ourselves
Arming the Donkeys this week features Mike Norton of Harvard Business School. Mike and I discuss research on self-deception, and explore some of the ways in which we justify morally questionable behavior to ourselves — as well as some of the the psychological…
New ATD: Cultures of Corruption
Arming the Donkeys this week features Ray Fisman of the Columbia Business School. Ray and I discuss his research on political corruption and parking fines, and wonder how likely U.N. representatives are to use their diplomatic immunity to avoid paying these fines…
New ATD: License to Cheat
Arming the Donkeys this week features Nina Mazar, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Toronto. Nina and I speak about her research on psychological licensing, or how we may be more likely to cheat after doing something good. Here’s the link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/license-to-cheat/id420535283?i=125252000
New ATD: Gluttons for Self-Punishment
Arming the Donkeys this week features Yoel Inbar, assistant professor of social psychology at Tilburg University. Yoel and I speak about how we sometimes punish ourselves when we feel guilty about things we’ve done, and how this behavior may not be the…
New ATD: Why Willpower Doesn’t Work
This week, the Arming the Donkeys podcast features Roy Baumeister, professor of psychology at Florida State University. Roy and I speak about ego depletion, and how the longer we resist temptation, the more likely we are to give in later. Here’s the…
New ATD: Teddy Bears and Truthfulness
Arming the Donkeys this week features Sreedhari Desai, assistant professor of organizational behavior at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dan and Sreedhari discuss her research utilizing childhood memories and toys to curb dishonesty in adults. Here’s the link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/teddy-bears-and-truthfulness/id420535283?i=123580705
A new “Arming the Donkeys”
A new “Arming the Donkeys” podcast is now posted on Duke’s iTunes U site. Here’s the link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/the-bribery-index/id420535283?i=120740505 And here’s a blurb for the program: The Bribery Index In this week’s program, Dan talks with Nina Mazar of…
Arming the Donkeys is back…
After a short break, my podcast (Arming the Donkeys) is back.. . This week, my guest is Talma Hendler, founder and director of the Functional Brain Center at Tel Aviv University. She talks about solders and stress, including new research into how…