Are we in control of our decisions? | Dan Ariely

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  • @mariavanfleet1042
    @mariavanfleet1042 9 років тому +980

    The information, the delivery; I think he is absolutely brilliant!

    • @ScaryTimeTravel
      @ScaryTimeTravel 5 років тому +5

      Really

    • @krylol
      @krylol 5 років тому +1

      i dont care

    • @zennseven
      @zennseven 4 роки тому

      Ruka Pacyfistka -Will that be Republican or republican lite?

    • @joewmcboeamcboewad3090
      @joewmcboeamcboewad3090 4 роки тому

      Simply brilliant!

    • @kchuen
      @kchuen Рік тому

      Turned out he is a total scam himself lol the irony. The ethnic researcher who got busted and this honesty researcher lol

  • @parandroid997
    @parandroid997 5 років тому +418

    This is one of the easiest Ted talks to follow while still getting a ton of information thrown at you. I really enjoyed this speaker!

    • @andresmartinez8117
      @andresmartinez8117 2 роки тому +2

      @@AG-ld6rv just cause you wrote a summary doesn’t mean there wasn’t a lot of information

    • @parandroid997
      @parandroid997 2 роки тому +3

      @@AG-ld6rv I invite you to entertain the idea that there may be people on this platform who are unfamiliar with university level psychology. Thanks for the summary though, I personally prefer Ariely’s delivery!

    • @swayzy762
      @swayzy762 2 роки тому

      Try Lex Fridman podcasts. It's like a dinner table Ted talk format.

    • @sunway1374
      @sunway1374 Рік тому +11

      Unfortunately, now we have no idea which of his studies are real and which are fake.

    • @Overt_Erre
      @Overt_Erre Рік тому

      @@sunway1374 if you look at the guy's history, the questionable methods that were revealed started pretty early in his "career"

  • @XSilvenX
    @XSilvenX 8 років тому +301

    One of the most entertaining TED talks I've had the pleasure of watching on the topic of human cognition.

  • @adrocketinshite
    @adrocketinshite 3 роки тому +24

    I heard Dan speak at a User Experience/Interaction conference run by Epic Games. The best line I took away from his talk was "Never underestimate people's desire to do nothing." He's has an amazing mind and is a joy to listen to.

  • @danielmacdougall2697
    @danielmacdougall2697 Рік тому +58

    "writing academic papers is not that exciting" - one way to make it more interesting, just make up a bullshit hypothesis, then create the data out of thin air and wait to see how long it takes for someone to catch you - about 14 years of hide and seek seems a good return on investment.

  • @LeonardoMarchesi-s8w
    @LeonardoMarchesi-s8w 7 місяців тому +2

    ABSOLUTEKLY BRILLLIANT! one of the easiest Ted talks to follow while still getting a ton of information thrown at you. Now every time I go into a shop I am more aware about the use of behavioral economics in marketing such as scented marketing, I think they use that stuff in casinnos as well. CRAZYYYY WORLD WE LIVE IN !!!

  • @nO_d3N1AL
    @nO_d3N1AL 9 років тому +150

    I wish they taught us behavioural economics in my degree. 3 years of uni and 2 years at school, and not a single word about the most interesting part of it!

    • @godgod156
      @godgod156 5 років тому

      @Sina Madani What did you find was the most interesting part?

    • @diogeneslantern18
      @diogeneslantern18 4 роки тому +3

      @@godgod156 they didn't say it directly but they are implying that behavioural economics was their favourite part.

    • @deeps3399
      @deeps3399 3 роки тому

      Well even I'm doing my masters ,yet I haven't come across Behavioural Economics.Wish to study in depth about it .

    • @JoshuaAdu
      @JoshuaAdu 3 роки тому +1

      Come to University of Kassel, Germany for the masters in economic behavior and governance program. You'd love it

    • @mailbox5ravi
      @mailbox5ravi 11 місяців тому

      Hey, done with your course? What are you doing now? ​@@JoshuaAdu

  • @csmihaly
    @csmihaly 5 років тому +96

    " We are predictable in a consistent way, and we can do nothing about it. " brilliant. Should be the Ars Poetica of humanity.

    • @avazhalid7129
      @avazhalid7129 3 роки тому

      "Our intuition is fooling us in a repeatable, predictable, consistent way, And there is almost nothing we can do about it"

  • @Mrius86
    @Mrius86 8 років тому +16

    "The Upside of Irrationality" totally changed my view on a whole lot of things. I really recommend it.

  • @AnilDukkipatty
    @AnilDukkipatty 11 років тому +70

    Dan Ariely
    is an exceptional speaker, please engage in his other videos as well. Kudos Mr. Dan, job well done.

  • @Kevin-jd7mv
    @Kevin-jd7mv 4 роки тому +39

    what a state of the art Tedtalk, I have always been interested in behavioural concepts and in business concepts, but the application of both of these is just amazing. Thanks for the inspiration and the good laughter!

  • @Gymbruden
    @Gymbruden 13 років тому +8

    Ariely is fantastic to listen to! Love an intelligent being like that! I need to buy his book.

    • @keely2014
      @keely2014 8 місяців тому

      Did you waste your money?

    • @LeanneGodfried-jp5uh
      @LeanneGodfried-jp5uh 7 місяців тому

      I hope it was not wasted on this lying cheat

  • @LifeAsANoun
    @LifeAsANoun Рік тому +17

    From the current perspective; after having found out that this man is a fraud, what should happen to this person's recordings? Shouldn't there be a warning about the incredible nature of this person?
    He fabricated data; was he in control of that?

    • @TheRogueThunder
      @TheRogueThunder 9 місяців тому

      I've seen other comments on this but I couldn't find any articles about this... What data did he fabricate?

  • @sjenner76
    @sjenner76 5 років тому +4

    This should be mandatory viewing in school, together with Pinker’s video on the data of our age. Suddenly, things will seem so less certain than we think they are. And that’s a great place to begin.

  • @NathanHarrison7
    @NathanHarrison7 2 роки тому +9

    What a brilliant mind. A coworker shared his book with me probably 10 years ago. It was the beginning of me thinking differently. It was the beginning of new interests, and perceptions,, that would go on to shape my thinking and interests. It helped me, among many other things, to have realistic expectations of others and myself.

  • @diogeneslantern18
    @diogeneslantern18 4 роки тому

    Ariely, Thaler, Kahneman are absolute titans of BE.
    Reading their books and applying the principles therein will measurably improve the satisfaction you gain from life

  • @KidWizardCartoons
    @KidWizardCartoons 2 роки тому +2

    Watched this in a PlayPosit assignment for school and had to come here to give it a like. Great vid and raises an interesting point about our self-perceptions.

  • @nonchalantd
    @nonchalantd 11 років тому +30

    Not that many TED speakers get a standing ovation.

    • @cougar2013
      @cougar2013 Рік тому

      Faking research data really helps.

  • @RiverSiege
    @RiverSiege 10 років тому +12

    I love this talk so much, I share it every couple of months on my facebook page in the hopes everyone will watch it.

  • @muradtalukdar4401
    @muradtalukdar4401 Рік тому +37

    I wonder if TED will take this down now given the doubts around his research being valid.

    • @nidodson
      @nidodson Рік тому +1

      Given how many people are calling him out for being a fraud in the comments now, I am surprised they haven't.

    • @OutragedPufferfish
      @OutragedPufferfish Рік тому +1

      Elizabeth Holmes' Ted Talk is still online so I don't think so.

  • @naifdayil8165
    @naifdayil8165 11 років тому +48

    I knew now why usually my friend take me with them to parties

  • @charlesferdinand422
    @charlesferdinand422 Рік тому +25

    For those of you who don't know: This guy is a grifter who fabricated all of the data in all of the papers he has published (including his books), was ostracized by his own colleagues for being a sleazebag, then was caught lying about it and then went into hiding.

  • @Cacuofa
    @Cacuofa Рік тому +1

    I was just going to write that the rubik´s cube example was fake, but decided first to watch it in the slowest speed possible. It´s been 5 hours since I got stuck at 3:44 and my brain is about to melt. Dan is the best seatmate you could have beside you on a day flight from Buenos Aires to Tokyo...

  • @YernarJ
    @YernarJ 11 років тому +16

    Eye-opening speech with a good sense of humour :)

  • @DharmendraRaiMindMap
    @DharmendraRaiMindMap 10 років тому +3

    "Not yours of course other people 's " Starts off with the Superman illusion ! Brilliant !

    • @curtismega7591
      @curtismega7591 10 років тому +1

      This was a briliantly presented talk... :)

  • @MmmMulholland
    @MmmMulholland 5 років тому +7

    Dan is absolutely gorgeous. Think I have a crush ^_^ It's so refreshing to find an academic who speaks with his audience, even though he's the only one speaking.

  • @bormeysin4819
    @bormeysin4819 4 роки тому

    wow! he is so good. He threw information that you couldn't even raise a question either have millions questions in your head.

  • @1414mwh
    @1414mwh 13 років тому +7

    I kind of wish I knew this guy personally. He seems like the type of person you could have mind-blowing conversations with.

  • @salemibrahim6120
    @salemibrahim6120 4 роки тому

    This is by far the best TED video i've ever watched
    17 minutes went pass like a wind

  • @Take-the-Ticket
    @Take-the-Ticket 9 років тому

    @ Dan Ariely you are a brilliant and caring person. I love your discussions.

  • @toxidrop
    @toxidrop 5 років тому +6

    The subscription example was on point. Imma start using it

  • @soulfoodvisnu
    @soulfoodvisnu 11 років тому +3

    One of the few both witty and informative.

  • @HenryOrientJnr
    @HenryOrientJnr 15 років тому +1

    One of the most interesting TED talks yet.

  • @NunzioBruno
    @NunzioBruno 11 років тому +11

    I love Ted Talks that give a little insight on how people behave. This one is definitely in my Top 10!

    • @marios7900
      @marios7900 6 років тому +3

      which are the other 9? I ì'm very interested to look all them!

    • @charly.chavez
      @charly.chavez 5 років тому +1

      Yes, please share your top list

  • @BladeRunner-td8be
    @BladeRunner-td8be 5 років тому

    I did like his stage presence and the way he moved logically and confidently though the lecture. Not his first time.
    He ends this with "If we could understand our cognitive limitations in the same way we understand our physical limitations... we could design a better world."
    Well this ending is a big bowl of (insert food you dislike here).

    • @shafiyaalgiquadra1105
      @shafiyaalgiquadra1105 5 років тому

      It appears self-evident,would you expound the tenets that make the assertion a big bowl of blood pudding?

  • @MattWiggyWiggins
    @MattWiggyWiggins 11 років тому +4

    This is the kinda thing I'm gonna have to come back and watch again...think on it quite a bit.

    • @smokey.k8209
      @smokey.k8209 4 роки тому

      Come back and watch, 7 sevens have gone by!

  • @Crimewave9
    @Crimewave9 12 років тому

    Many years ago, on my 16th birthday I think, my friend gave me a book, I read few chapters then put it in my shelve. Many years later today, I look at the title, it's Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely! Jesus!

  • @JoeCharogoff
    @JoeCharogoff 12 років тому +4

    That's great, now how do we do that?
    He didn't have much time but I hope he addressed it in his book.
    He is talking about our subconscious, and the way to make better decisions is by thinking about what is around us. We are led to make so many choices because we are afraid, as he touched on.
    If we aren't consciously considering something, than our subconscious will always make the decision for us. That decision will always be what 'seems' most comforting, even ignoring it.

  • @SpiritsBB
    @SpiritsBB 11 років тому +2

    The line is measuring the hypotenuse of half the table in one, and length in the other @ 3:00...

  • @098anne
    @098anne 14 років тому +5

    I love the insights this work gives us. How easily we are manipulated...and manipulate others. Advertising is well aware already.

  • @michaellattimore3450
    @michaellattimore3450 11 років тому +2

    We don't know our preferences well and thus are susceptible, very good point.

  • @AM-sp6je
    @AM-sp6je 9 років тому +122

    Brilliant! Proves that however smart you are, you can still be fooled !

    • @godgod156
      @godgod156 5 років тому +1

      @Abhishek Muralidhara Love be with you also.

    • @philipshirk1119
      @philipshirk1119 5 років тому +1

      I vaguely recall Sam Harris mentioning on one of his podcasts that he asked a famous researcher on the science of decision-making how that researcher's own research has influenced his own decision making, and the researcher said something along the lines of "Oh, it hasn't", because his research shows that the smarter one is, the better one is at coming up with reasonable justifications for their own decisions.

  • @Rainbowafterflood
    @Rainbowafterflood 12 років тому +2

    Oh my gosh. That Economist trick gets me ALL the time!

  • @smokeyjayshouse
    @smokeyjayshouse 5 років тому +163

    This guy is a weird combo of Al Pacino and Sylvester Stallone

    • @jonnyspace50
      @jonnyspace50 5 років тому +3

      and two face
      (sorry dan but its too good)

    • @shawarmageddonit
      @shawarmageddonit 5 років тому +1

      @@jonnyspace50 I was just about to say Freddie Krueger.
      Loved the talk, by the way.

    • @thebookwasbetter3650
      @thebookwasbetter3650 4 роки тому +2

      Yikes. From wikipedia - he was active in Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed, an Israeli youth movement. While he was preparing a ktovet esh (fire inscription) for a traditional nighttime ceremony, the flammable materials he was mixing exploded, causing third-degree burns over 70 percent of his body.[12] In his writings, Ariely describes how that experience led to his research on "how to better deliver painful and unavoidable treatments to patients."

    • @ozuu8496
      @ozuu8496 4 роки тому

      GUYS ITS JAVIER BARDEM IM SURE

  • @damonm3
    @damonm3 5 років тому

    6:45 super important difference. I heard an opinion of someone I respect (can’t remember who atm)) on UA-cam saying the opt out opt in wouldn’t make a change. They need to see this...

  • @mkg304
    @mkg304 Рік тому +13

    Isn't this the guy that fabricated and made up date for a few studies? And was also kicked out of duke (I think) for unethical research practices? Academia is messed up

  • @gilliansingleton245
    @gilliansingleton245 5 років тому +1

    Fantastic talk. Dan Ariely is brilliant.

  • @isharajayakody
    @isharajayakody 14 років тому +2

    Great speech on how we are influenced to decide. Good for advertising professionals.

  • @xTriad
    @xTriad 15 років тому +3

    Absolutely amazing. I wish they were all this good.

  • @Ludifant
    @Ludifant 5 років тому +2

    I saw this a couple of months ago. Still brilliant.. watched it to the end again.

  • @melissabarker5577
    @melissabarker5577 11 років тому

    D. Ariely makes such a good point about human nature.

  • @supernautistaken
    @supernautistaken 15 років тому

    at least 10% of these are that good, thats better then any other subscription,

  • @existentialvoid
    @existentialvoid 7 років тому +3

    Been passing this around for a few years now. One of the best TED talks todate

  • @marlonmagonjo
    @marlonmagonjo 5 років тому +2

    Greatest Video on YT to this day!!!

  • @robinsalario4372
    @robinsalario4372 9 місяців тому

    what an honor to have followed his course at coursera. :) it wa sin 2013 and i still remember a lot of it. it is sad they deleted the course. i am dutch and i did not. not because i was lazy but because i did not want to. we got the paper. that was the time i thought of your course, if they want something from you they make it easy. if they want something else they make it more difficult. it is an everyday thing.

  • @mememichiru
    @mememichiru 13 років тому +9

    One of my favorite ted talks. Really fascinating implications on form design.

  • @finnibertlunchiken7792
    @finnibertlunchiken7792 5 років тому +4

    This is the best TEDx Ive ever seen and Ive watched about 100 or more. It was equally entertaining and informative. Very sophisticated humour with bizarre but easily understood truths about the human mind.

  • @JoeEPena
    @JoeEPena 5 років тому

    I am praying for many people again, a lady that went threw drug rehab 5 times, and was Baptized the last time I helped her @ a Rehab Camp is back in the street!

  • @yongjaccapong6768
    @yongjaccapong6768 5 років тому +2

    Some scenario are very similar from the book thinking fast and slow by Daniel kahneman. Great talk enjoy it very much!!!

  • @МаксВебер-е1о
    @МаксВебер-е1о 10 років тому

    This is one of the best TED videos I have seen.

  • @CopelandChannel
    @CopelandChannel 2 роки тому

    Wow
    I could not read until ms elliot in 4th grade (I wish I had his understanding)
    Amazing how he can talk and make science work for people like me because I have never read a book

  • @SpiritofSix
    @SpiritofSix 11 років тому +88

    Wonderful talk.. there is charm to the way this man speaks: listening to his ideas was time well spent.
    I have a strong love for learning and for philosophy and so I try to talk about the ideas I've come across through my videos. I need your feedback and thoughts because I am constantly trying to improve and learn more. If you have the chance, that is all that I care to ask of you

  • @sixman9
    @sixman9 5 років тому

    I listened to this through my Alexa, missed the speaker name, had to come and find the video. One of the most insightful talks about our unconscious biases and the ease in which we might unknowingly be manipulated. Can't believe it took me 10 years to hear this talk. Illuminating!

  • @flyinspirals
    @flyinspirals 12 років тому +2

    I teach drawing - definitely gonna include the illusion of the 2 tables in my drawing lessons. Thanks!

  • @hurryslow1
    @hurryslow1 5 років тому

    Brilliant material and brilliant delivery from a brilliant individual.

  • @pyro_cliffy4742
    @pyro_cliffy4742 2 роки тому +1

    I loved this thank you Ariely. :)

  • @CraigCastanet
    @CraigCastanet 5 років тому

    We should be humbler about our physical and cognitive limitations..............indeed. Important lesson.

  • @romfrolov
    @romfrolov 4 роки тому +32

    Fastest 17 minutes of my life.

  • @CircusOfBedlam
    @CircusOfBedlam 13 років тому +1

    thank you ted for sharing so many great speakers and talks

  • @후연이-w6g
    @후연이-w6g Рік тому

    I am a high school student from Korea, and I found your lecture informative. If I have time, I would like to watch your videos related to ChatGPT.

    • @charles2521
      @charles2521 Рік тому

      He's a fraud, you Koreans are too naive.

  • @JonetLazo
    @JonetLazo 12 років тому

    extraordinary talk, we are not so capable after all, learning implies humble to understand our limitations

  • @Finiras
    @Finiras 15 років тому

    that was probably one of the best and most interesting presentations ive ever seen at TED

    • @trafficjon400
      @trafficjon400 2 роки тому

      What is not told but a word interesting explains nothing.

  • @sushrutabatsya
    @sushrutabatsya 7 років тому

    The most brilliant talk i ever found in ted.Thank you very much.

  • @samfortunato
    @samfortunato 11 років тому

    this guy has such good delivery with his jokes... very interesting; always been interested in this topic

  • @HebusxJebus
    @HebusxJebus 13 років тому

    What horrible injury has happened to this man.Great to see it has not affected him , human spirit

  • @riversonthemoon
    @riversonthemoon 15 років тому

    I really like watching this guy. I always learn something useful about myself.

  • @danpetru
    @danpetru 5 років тому +1

    very cool, my second video with Dan Ariely and i think he's turning into my favorite speaker

  • @Loveismygift
    @Loveismygift 6 років тому

    My favorite ted Talks video.

  • @BigBird104
    @BigBird104 11 років тому +7

    Really loved this TED and this guy! Currently reading "Predictably Irrational". He is a great mind and makes me feel smarter LOL he's very good at applying his theories to the everyday, making his research easier to consume

  • @elizabethpak3669
    @elizabethpak3669 5 років тому

    Dan Ariely is absolutely charming.

  • @kjmurad
    @kjmurad 5 років тому

    What a brilliant presentation!
    I'm now tempted to read his "predictively irrational".

  • @bballstar492
    @bballstar492 12 років тому

    I watched a slightly worse version of this talk before. Now I think this is the best TED talk ever!

  • @erickquintero7115
    @erickquintero7115 2 місяці тому

    I love this guy, it's the feeling that I got by just listening throughtout the talk. I'm seeing lots of comments about him being fraud but he still makes sense. I'll do more personal research to him. Overall, it was an exceptional presentation.

  • @marianabarbieri1673
    @marianabarbieri1673 6 років тому

    Fabulous talk!!! Love Dan Ariely!!

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge6967 3 роки тому

    Great great beautiful impressive talk . People can manipulate for their personal gains. Thank you, bless you. All your dreams come true.

  • @jairofranco6847
    @jairofranco6847 5 років тому

    One of the best Ted talks

  • @TheSchwartzable
    @TheSchwartzable 3 роки тому +8

    Had the hardest time finding this talk again! Great talk, very fun plus awesome content. Thank you Dan Ariely!

  • @LordOfTheObvious
    @LordOfTheObvious 14 років тому

    I am doing everything in my power to stop myself from mistakes like that.
    And at the end of the day i see that i failed ones more.

  • @pgk60
    @pgk60 Рік тому +4

    I love how the older messages predating the discovery of his fraud are full of awe and wonder. Think he was telling them what they wanted to hear?

  • @batuhandurmaz4940
    @batuhandurmaz4940 4 роки тому

    i m gonna use this in my term project use for a note: start it in 11:15 and close it 13:00

  • @Timmeh010
    @Timmeh010 7 років тому +13

    im from the netherlands, and i remember there was quite some national discussion about making the organ donation form opt in or opt out. if memory serves well (memory from 7 years ago when i turned 18), if you did NOT send in the form AT ALL, there was an automatic opt-in. you actually had to submit the form with a choice.

  • @hayeder
    @hayeder 15 років тому

    what a fantastic talk, this guy is really good.

  • @manishajain8468
    @manishajain8468 3 роки тому +1

    Mr Ariely, the content, presentation and execution was brilliant. Thanks.

  • @DharmendraRaiMindMap
    @DharmendraRaiMindMap 11 років тому

    Dan Ariely is one helluvan Eye Opener !
    Dharmendra Rai, Mind Map Trainer

  • @graciousSenor
    @graciousSenor 14 років тому

    @DSBrekus
    Reminds me of a quote: "The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, they are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment." --Bertrand Russell

  • @naybobdenod
    @naybobdenod 11 років тому +1

    Had a really gruelling day which was made good by watching this informative,educational and amusing video.
    Thanks so much for posting and good luck.

  • @milindbableshwar
    @milindbableshwar 11 років тому +8

    This presentation makes so much sense after reading "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell :)

  • @sniperontheroof123
    @sniperontheroof123 15 років тому

    Anyone who does polls has known this for years - how you ask the question is a huge factor in what response you get

  • @sandyqaqish3537
    @sandyqaqish3537 3 роки тому

    You are simply brilliant!

  • @jackfruit22
    @jackfruit22 15 років тому +6

    Undercover economist -Tim Harford.
    is a great book, I would recommend it.

    • @smokey.k8209
      @smokey.k8209 4 роки тому

      10 years ago, how old do you feel