Arming the Donkeys

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Arming the Donkeys

Duke economist and New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely ("Predictably Irrational," "Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations" is your host for a weekly series of informal one-on-one chats with researchers in social and natural sciences.

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    The Switching Type

    Companies in the electric power industry want to keep their current customers and attract new ones. But when customers move to a new residence, they often switch providers. So, what’s the most effective way to convince these customers to switch back? A recent study suggests that goal-oriented go-getters are motivated not just by saving money, but by completing a task. Julie O’Brien, a research associate at Duke’s Center for Advanced Hindsight, talks with Dan Ariely about the "switching type” of personality and a novel way to appeal to customers.

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    Inheritance: What's a Fair Share?

    Inheritance: What's a fair share? What’s the fairest way to divide an inheritance? Fifty-fifty? A larger share for one heir than another? Conor Artman, a research associate at Duke’s Center for Advanced Hindsight, joins Dan Ariely to talk about a recent experiment on inheritance, with interesting findings.o

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    What Makes a Great Parent

    Duke’s Dan Ariely talks with Erica Reischer, author and parenting coach, about how to raise respectful and responsible children.

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    Chimps and Choices

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

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    All in the Mind

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  6. 130

    Imaginary Memories

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  7. 129

    Can You Be Too Good?

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  8. 128

    The Search for Psychopaths

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  9. 127

    Early Gestures Predict Later Language

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  10. 126

    Electrifying Research

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  11. 125

    Playing by the Rules

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  12. 124

    The Evolution of Cooperation

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

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    Handwashing and Healthcare

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  15. 121

    Microfinance Pays Big Dividends

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  16. 120

    "Sharing" Online and Offline

    Dan Ariely, Duke University

  17. 119

    Can Money Buy Happiness?

    Dan Ariely, Mike Norton

  18. 118

    We're Only Fooling Ourselves

    Dan Ariely, Mike Norton

  19. 117

    Cultures of Corruption

    Dan Ariely, Ray Fisman

  20. 116

    License to Cheat

    Dan Ariely, Nina Mazar

  21. 115

    Gluttons for Self-Punishment

    Dan Ariely, Yoel Inbar

  22. 114

    Why Willpower Doesn't Work

    Dan Ariely, Roy Baumeister

  23. 113

    Teddy Bears and Truthfulness

    Dan Ariely, Sreedhari Desai

  24. 112

    Fighting Feelings of Guilt

    Dan Ariely, Tom Gilovich

  25. 111

    How We Fool Ourselves

    Dan Ariely, Zoe Chance

  26. 110

    The Crooked Path to Wealth

    Dan Ariely, Jeff Kreisler

  27. 109

    Children and Cheating

    Dan Ariely, Mike Norton

  28. 108

    Are Ethicists More Ethical?

    Dan Ariely, Eric Schwitzgebel

  29. 107

    When Good Scientists Go Bad

    Dan Ariely, Yoel Inbar

  30. 106

    The Bribery Index

    Dan Ariely, Nina Mazar

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    Decisions, Decisions

    Dan Ariely, Ben Hayden

  33. 103

    Following Our Dreams

    Dan Ariely, Carey Morewedge

  34. 102

    Troubled Waters

    Dan Ariely, Avner Vengosh

  35. 101

    A Logical Look at MPG

    Dan Ariely, Jack Soll

  36. 100

    Small Sizes Are a Big Deal

    Dan Ariely, Oded Koenigsberg

  37. 99

    Losing Leads to Winning

    Dan Ariely, Jonah Berger

  38. 98

    "Brain Bias" Motivates Memory

    Dan Ariely, Alison Adcock

  39. 97

    Getting Real About Saving

    Dan Ariely, Derek Koehler

  40. 96

    Gambling on Primate Evolution

    Dan Ariely, Sarah Heilbronner

  41. 95

    Reducing Health Care Options

    Dan Ariely, Brian Elbel

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    Monkey See, Monkey Cheat

    Dan Ariely, Laurie Santos

  44. 92

    The Heroic Imagination

    Dan Ariely, Phil Zambardo

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    Compromised Physicians

    Dan Ariely, Ross McKinney

  47. 89

    Making Difficult Decisions

    Dan Ariely, Simona Botti

  48. 88

    Too Many Transfusions

    Dan Ariely, Steve Hill

  49. 87

    The Myth of the "Hot Hand"

    Dan Ariely, Tom Gilovich

  50. 86

    Hot Weather, Hit Batters

    Dan Ariely, Rick Larrick

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Duke economist and New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely ("Predictably Irrational," "Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations" is your host for a weekly series of informal one-on-one chats with researchers in social and natural sciences.

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