Excellent video on Behavioral Economics

**scoutdjackson** · 04-16-2009, 08:21 PM

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.

**noppenbd** · 04-17-2009, 04:42 AM

You're thinking of Dan Ariely. This video is a different guy, a Harvard psychologist.

**simpleyme** · 04-17-2009, 07:01 AM

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 ;-)

**Broken Arrow** · 04-17-2009, 08:10 AM

Ah, yet another delightful presentation from TED. I've seen others, but I like this one the best so far. Thank you for sharing!

**poundwise** · 04-17-2009, 10:06 AM

Very intriguing. I love the presentation examples. The visuals for the portion about the lottery were particularly impressive.

Excellent video on Behavioral Economics