Behavioral economist Dan Ariely discusses his personal experience with pain and hospitalization, highlighting how it influenced his research on human behavior. He describes his experiments on the manipulation of unpleasant experiences and how they can affect people’s perception of pain. Ariely also delves into his career as a behavioral economist, which he believes involves managing and improving human behavior. He discusses his work on dishonesty and explores the notion of nudges, or small changes in our environment that can lead to better outcomes. Ariely’s extensive knowledge of human behavior often weighs heavily on him, making daily interactions challenging.
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