Dan Ariely

Dan Ariely

Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University

Dan Ariely is the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University. He is the founder of The Center for Advanced Hindsight and co-founder of BEworks, which helps business leaders apply scientific thinking to their marketing and operational challenges. His books include Predictably Irrational and The Upside of Irrationality, both of which became New York Times best-sellers. as well as The Honest Truth about Dishonesty and his latest, Irrationally Yours.

Ariely publishes widely in the leading scholarly journals in economics, psychology, and business. His work has been featured in a variety of media including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Business 2.0, Scientific American, Science and CNN.

5 min
The world would be a terrible place if everybody acted rationally all the time.
3 min
Ariely’s “IKEA effect”: Not only do we like things that we make more than similar things made by others—but we think other people should value them more as well.
7 min
People who are very attractive care more about attractiveness in a mate, while unattractive people want a partner who is kind and has a good sense of humor.
8 min
Online dating could be a crucial tool for single people, but with the sites we have now you’ll likely spend six hours searching for every date you go on.
39 min
A conversation with the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University.
5 min
Behavioral Psychologist Dan Ariely has some ideas on how to get us to reduce our carbon footprints.
4 min
After seven years of grad school, the behavioral psychologist was unaccustomed to splurging.