Posted on June 22, 2009 in Off Topic | No Comments
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we’re not as rational as we think when we make decisions.
VIA: TED.com
Posted on October 3, 2008 in Off Topic | No Comments
In this award winning documentary for the BBC Adam Curtis’ examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. I’m not sure how much of this I agree with, but it is interesting nonetheless.
“This series is about how those in power have used Freud’s theories to try and control [...]
Posted on July 4, 2008 in Marketing | No Comments
Science Daily Week published a study by assistant professor Vanessa Patrick (University of Georgia) along with co-authors Debbie MacInnis and C. Whan Park (University of Southern California): “Marketing: Too Much Hype Backfires.” The study shows that “people take notice when they feel worse than they thought they would, but—oddly—not when they feel better than expected.”
…Marketing [...]
