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Beware conflicts of interest

Dan Ariely · TED

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About

In this short talk, psychologist Dan Ariely tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by shortsighted personal goals. When we're thinking about the big questions, he reminds us, let's be aware of our all-too-human brains.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2011
Speaker
Dan Ariely
Year
2011
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Economics, Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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