Dan Ariely

About the Author

Dan Ariely was born in 1968 in New York, but he grew up in Israel. He was a physics and mathematics major at Tel Aviv University but later switched to philosophy. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in business from show more Duke University. He has taught at numerous universities including MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT's Media Lab, and Duke University. He is considered one of the leading behavioral economists. His work has been featured in several scholarly journals in the areas of psychology, economics, neuroscience, medicine and business. He has also been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and Scientific American. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio and has appeared on CNN and CNBC. He is the author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home, and The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Dan Ariely

Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (2009) 1,545 copies

The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home (2010) 1,355 copies

The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves (2012) 910 copies

Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations (TED Books) (2016) 217 copies

Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter (2017) 216 copies

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 (2012) — Editor — 189 copies

Irrationally Yours: On Missing Socks, Pickup Lines, and Other Existential Puzzles (2015) 95 copies

A Taste of Irrationality: Sample chapters from Predictably Irrational and Upside of Irrationality (2010) 53 copies

Amazing Decisions: The Illustrated Guide to Improving Business Deals and Family Meals (2019) 39 copies

The Irrational Bundle: Predictably Irrational | The Upside of Irrationality | The Honest Truth About Dishonesty (2013) 38 copies

Behavioural Economics Saved My Dog: Life Advice For The Imperfect Human (2015) 29 copies

Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things (2023) 28 copies

Small Change: Money Mishaps and How to Avoid Them (2017) 15 copies

Hacking Human Nature for Good: A Practical Guide to Changing Human Behavior (2014) 5 copies

The Customers' Revenge 1 copy

What makes us feel good about our work? (TED Talk) 1 copy

The End of Rational Economics (Harvard Business Review) 1 copy

Are we in control of our decisions? (TED) 1 copy

Volkomen onlogisch (2012) 1 copy

Unerklärlich ehrlich: Warum wir weniger lügen, als wir eigentlich könnten (German Edition) (2012) 1 copy

Dürüst Olmamanin Ardindaki (dürüst) Gerçek (2013) 1 copy

Only the paranoid survive: how to exploit the crisis points that challenge every company and career 1 copy

PANDERSHMERIA 1 copy

שווה לך (2018) 1 copy

The Magic of Procrastination 1 copy

How Honest People Cheat 1 copy

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The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change (2010) — Afterword, some editions — 123 copies

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Birthdate: 1967-04-29
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: Ramat Gan, Israel
Tel Aviv, Israel
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Education: Tel Aviv University (AB|Psychology|1991)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD|Psychology|1996)
Occupations: behavioral economist
university professor
Organizations: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Duke University

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Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe… by Dr. Dan Ariely

Timely and personal look at how people may get caught up in a misbelief "funnel", how people's lives may be changed by misbelievers, and how you might be able to help friends and family think about their choices.

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ehousewright | Oct 28, 2023 |

Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded… by Dr. Dan Ariely

This book was recommended by one of my business mentors as a way to gain greater insight into why people do what they do. I picked it up because I wanted to understand, from a marketing perspective, how we decide to buy -- or not buy -- a product or service. I got exactly what I was after in the first couple of chapters. Then I found myself pleasantly engrossed in Ariely's subsequent experiments, which dealt with everything from the power of arousal to human beings' tendency toward dishonesty.

I appreciated Ariely's accessible writing style and his limited use of jargon. This could have been a dense, dull read, but it wasn't. My interest in behavioral economics continues to grow, and PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is an excellent addition to my library.… (more)

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Elizabeth_Cooper | 115 other reviews | Oct 27, 2023 |

The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to… by Dr. Dan Ariely

Mildly interesting.

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kwskultety | 15 other reviews | Jul 4, 2023 |

The (honest) truth about dishonesty : how we lie to… by Dan Ariely

Why we break laws and rules? Why we are dishonest and why we lie? Dan Ariely`s book examining these basic human motivations from an interesting point of view.

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