Elevate with Robert Glazer Dan Ariely on Predictable Irrationality and Misbelief
Jan 23, 2024
Dan Ariely, a leading expert on irrationality and the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University, discusses topics such as vulnerability to misinformation and delusion, the impact of disrupted social relationships, the fallibility of experts' intuitions, pricing's effect on decision-making, the dangers of postmodernism, the relationship between employee treatment and stock market performance, false rumors and conspiracies, the role of complex stories in misbelief formation, and the totalitarianism of argument.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Taste of Strawberry and Returning to the Office
02:05 • 4min
Misconceptions of Painful Treatments and Intuition
06:07 • 5min
The Influence of Pricing and Decision-Making
11:05 • 10min
Exploring Objective Truth and the Dangers of Postmodernism
21:31 • 6min
The Impact of Employee Treatment on Stock Market Performance
27:32 • 7min
False rumors, conspiracies, and the appeal of misbeliefs
34:46 • 4min
The Role of Complex Stories and Social Factors in Misbelief Formation
39:12 • 14min
Totalitarianism of Argument and Podcast Recommendations
52:56 • 4min