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When it comes to health, we can get stuck in the details, the specifics, the data, the tests, the supplements, the diets. But above all of that is you; who you are, what you believe in, your history, your hopes, and your environment, where you live, who you live with, your friends, your community. These are the variables that Dan believes more than anything dictate our health and the future of human health.
Prof. Dan Ariely conducts research in behavioural economics. His immersive introduction to irrationality occurred years ago while recovering from injuries sustained in an explosion. After leaving the hospital, Dan became fascinated by the realisation that humans consistently and predictably make flawed decisions in various aspects of life. He is a Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and is a founding member of the Centre for Advanced Hindsight and the author of the popular books Irrationally Yours, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty.
Join us as we explore:
- Why the “temptation economy” is at the crux of the unfolding human health disaster.
- How we are misunderstanding how to become healthier – it’s not about changing what we do!
- What makes one diabetic patient better at living with their disease over another? The answer will surprise you.
- The environmental war of the 21st century and why that is the basis of your daily choices/
- The “what the hell” effect.
- Why Dan believes in penance.
- The number one reason people believe irrational things and engage in seemingly irrational and destructive behavior.
- Why you cannot rely on discipline, willpower or resilience to live healthier.
- How to lose weight with a scale that DOES NOT show you your weight.
Contact:
- Website: https://danariely.com
Mentions:
- Study – Signing at the beginning makes ethics salient and decreases dishonest self-reports in comparison to signing at the end
- Study – Mind-set matters, Crum AJ, Langer EJ. Mind-set matters: exercise and the placebo effect. Psychol Sci. 2007 Feb;18(2):165-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01867.x. PMID: 17425538.