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Dan Ariely has made a career of examining the dark side of humanity. As a social scientist and a Duke University professor, he has drawn attention — and some criticism — for his research into subjects like lying, cheating, and criminality. Of late, though, it’s Ariely’s long-running email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, the notorious sex offender who died in 2019, that’s drawing interest and scrutiny. What did Ariely want from Epstein? What did Epstein want from him? And why was Ariely asking Epstein for a woman’s phone number?

Related Reading: 

Is Dan Ariely Telling the Truth? (The Chronicle) 

Inside the Epstein Files (College Matters) 

Unmasking Academe’s Gilded Boys’ Club (The Chronicle) 

Guest

Dan Ariely, professor of business administration at Duke University

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