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Monday is good for something after all: surgery.

August 11, 2013 | BY danariely
Perhaps you’ve heard the advice to avoid hospitals in July on account of the legions of just-graduated doctors who will kill you with their inexperience. Thus far, the claim, though plausible, remains unsubstantiated. However, a recent study showing a variation in mortality after…
Behavioral Economics & Psychologyhealthmedicine
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Disclosure? Not Good Enough.

July 9, 2012 | BY danariely
In compliance with a federal integrity agreement, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer released details of its financial involvement with the medical community.   According to the New York Times, the drug maker disclosed that it paid $20 million in consulting and speaking fees to…
healthmedicinemoralityThe (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty
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Conflicts of Interest in Dentistry

July 5, 2012 | BY danariely
According to an article in SmartMoney, as many as 48% of U.S. dentists have seen their profits plummet thanks to the recession. In and of itself, this isn’t a particularly remarkable statistic – after all, most of our wallets have taken a…
healthmedicinemoralityThe (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty
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A Dinner with Drug Reps

June 27, 2012 | BY danariely
Over the years I’ve written all sorts of blog posts on dishonesty, and because the new book release, I want to repost an updated version of them to accompany. For the next few days I’ll post one every other day. Enjoy! Janet…
healthmedicinemoralityThe (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty
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Tiny Irrationalities That Add Up: Texting While Driving

November 5, 2009 | BY danariely
Sad story out in the New York Times describing growing concerns about texting while driving. In Britain, a woman was sentenced to a 21-month sentence after it was found that she had been texting while driving, which resulted in the death of…
Behavioral Economics & Psychologycar accidentsmedicineself controlself deceptiontexting while driving
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PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL SHORT STORY SERIES NO. 5

September 30, 2009 | BY danariely
How are people’s judgments affected when they learn of shocking news? How do they see the world differently? Gordon Closter, a student of mine, explores this topic in the latest Predictably Irrational Short Story. It can be found here.
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surprises from our recent economic history

September 20, 2009 | BY danariely
Reflecting back on our recent economic history bring to my mind a two sad surprises. Even as a behavioral economist who generally believes in the prevalence of irrationality in our every day life, I place some stock in the main mechanism that…
Behavioral Economics & Psychologyeconomicsfinancefree markethealthmedicineWall Street
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Pigs replace economics

April 29, 2009 | BY danariely
It’s hard to displace a global economic crisis from headlining the news, but the pigs did it. A n variant of the H1N1 flu virus, associated in our lore with the 1918 flu pandemic, has jumped species and infected humans. There are…
Behavioral Economics & PsychologyeconomicsH1N1medicine
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The Psychology of Pain: "I didn’t mean it!"

February 10, 2009 | BY danariely
There’s a phrase we hear all the time, and one that suggests something about our psychological makeup: we’re not just concerned with actions, but with their attendant mens rea – or lack thereof – as well. If it wasn’t intentional, then it’s…
Behavioral Economics & Psychologyexperimentsmedicinepainpsychology
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Conflicts of Interest – More Pervasive and Problematic Than We Think

January 30, 2009 | BY danariely
Here’s a very interesting piece from the New York Times’ Review of Books: “Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption.” The basic story is that whereas only a few decades ago physicians generally lacked any lucrative ties to pharmaceutical companies, these…
Behavioral Economics & Psychologyhealthmedicine

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