Feb 15 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine’s Day, Part II By Elizabeth Shell In our efforts to maximize your utility in this 'Material World' via behavioral economics, we're unilaterally extending Valentine's Day for 24 hours with a second video tip from Duke's Dan Ariely, who joined us on Making Sen$e as… Continue reading
Feb 14 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine’s Day By Paul Solman Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. The book that made him famous is called "Predictably Irrational," but we think of Dan as… Continue reading
Feb 14 How-To Economics: Irrational Assurance Tips for Valentine’s Day By Elizabeth Shell Our friend Dan Ariely, of behavioral psychology and economics fame, returns to Making Sen$e as a regular presence, starting today. The book that made him famous is called "Predictably Irrational," but we think of Dan as 'positively rational.'… Continue reading
Feb 11 Introducing How-To Economics: Living in a Material World By Paul Solman Today, we inaugurate a new feature here on Making Sen$e: How-to Economics: Living in a Material World. And to explain the good works we're up to, I talked to Duke's Dan Ariely, who'll be one of our prime… Continue reading