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Old 04-15-2009, 02:39 PM
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Default Excellent video on Behavioral Economics

It's about 30 min but really excellent:

Dan Gilbert on our mistaken expectations | Video on TED.com
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Old 04-16-2009, 10:21 PM
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His book - Predictably Irrational is also a fascinating read. The case studies are great, though I wasn't as much of a fan of his conclusions - most tended towards MORE government intervention.
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Old 04-17-2009, 06:42 AM
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You're thinking of Dan Ariely. This video is a different guy, a Harvard psychologist.
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Old 04-17-2009, 09:01 AM
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that was good
i really liked the part about buying speakers it made a lot of sense was funny and I have worked for years to get my DH to get rid of all his big speakers only to have my teenage son drag some home ;-)
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Ah, yet another delightful presentation from TED. I've seen others, but I like this one the best so far. Thank you for sharing!
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Old 04-17-2009, 12:06 PM
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Very intriguing. I love the presentation examples. The visuals for the portion about the lottery were particularly impressive.


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