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Fast Times for Our Brains

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

A leading neuropsychiatrist describes how our body and brains function in modern society.

Plenty of Fish But Few Catches

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The discouraging economics and psychology of online dating sites, explained.

Irrational Career Incentives

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

In a funny and revealing short lecture, behavioural economist Dan Ariely talks about what motivates and what doesn’t motivate people in the workplace.

Does Pursuing Happiness Cause Misery?

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Debate on the pursuit of happiness: internal or external? Pleasure or satisfaction? Experts in diverse fields discuss issues.

What Motivates People to Work Better?

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Drive and motivation – what makes people work, and work better? Portion of an RSA lecture, remixed with hand-drawn animation.

Cooperative Games and Agencies

Friday, April 16th, 2010

Nobel laureate Dr. John Nash on economic theory.

Political Behaviour

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Left Brain, Right Brain: Human nature and political values

Trends in economics and politics including consumerism and changes in democracy, and how research into psychology, social networks and behavioural economics is relevant.

Shades of Lies

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Dan Ariely explains how fake sunglasses led to cheating in an economic game.

Deciding

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Thinking intuitively.

Promoting Rational Decisions

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains behavioral economics to a graduating class.

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