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Mine — A short story

March 5, 2010 | BY danariely
Inspired by Valentine’s Day “Mine” is a short story by sportswriter Patrick Dorsey about the steps that lead, or don’t lead, to a new relationship.  Featured in this story are the Behavioral Economic principles of virtual ownership and the self-fulfilling prophesy. Read…
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What Husbands and Wives Search for on Google

January 25, 2010 | BY danariely
A few days ago we looked at some telling search suggestions by Google when it came to what boyfriends and girlfriends searched for in their relationships. On the heels of this insight, I wanted to see what changes when we get older…
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What boyfriends and girlfriends search for on Google

January 10, 2010 | BY danariely
You know how Google sometimes “predicts” what you might be searching for by giving you a little drop down menu of suggested search queries? These suggestions, of course, are based on what other users frequently search. So I tried teasing out some…
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Dear Irrational (Does it Pay to Play Hard to Get?)

August 25, 2009 | BY danariely
Dear Irrational, I recently met a great guy – let’s call him George – and now I can’t stop thinking about him. Though we’ve only been on a couple dinner dates, he’s officially won me over. Now here’s my problem: Smitten as…
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PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL SHORT STORY SERIES NO. 3

August 15, 2009 | BY danariely
It’s time for another Predictably Irrational Short Story! This one is a love story the beautifully demonstrates some of the principles of discussed in Predictably Irrational about decision making applied to dating, again written by one of my students at Duke. It’s…
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A joke from my father (don’t blame me)

March 5, 2009 | BY danariely
A 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a beautiful and very sexy 25 year-old blond who knocks everyone’s socks off and who hangs over Bob’s arm and listens intently to his every word. His buddies at the…
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Valentine’s Blog

February 14, 2009 | BY danariely
Given Valentine’s Day and the state of the market, let’s consider which approach to finding love is better: 1) the free market system where everyone can find their own date and figure out who and what is best for themselves; or 2)…
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