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Dan Ariely: How behavioral science can inform COVID-19 communications and policies


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This episode of the BEworks Conversation series features a discussion with Dan Ariely. Dan is a Co-Founder of BEworks, and Professor of Behavioral Economics at Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Dan has written multiple best-selling books that have become recognized standards in the field, including Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty.

In this conversation, Dan and Kelly discuss:

  • How uncertainty impacts our perceptions of science and risk
  • The psychological side effects created by the uncertainty of lockdowns
  • How self-quarantine is a public goods problem
  • How science is rising to meet the challenges created by COVID-19
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    Dan Ariely is a Co-Founder of BEworks, and a Professor of Behavioral Economics at Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. 

    Dan Ariely’s ground-breaking experimental research and prolific writing has made him one of the most prominent leaders in the field of Behavioral Economics; an interdisciplinary science combining psychology and economics to understand human behavior and decision-making. 

    Dan’s writing on irrational decision-making in the marketplace has been featured in the most prominent academic journals and in a variety of popular media outlets such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, among many others. He has also written three New York Times best-selling books that have become recognized standards in the field: Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty.

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