At North Carolina State University next week:
Seminar: Wednesday, March 10th, 4PM
Dr. Dan Ariely
James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics, Duke University
Who Put the Monkey in the Driver's Seat?
Venue: Room 101 David Clark Laboratories
The NCSU, W. M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology is pleased to sponsor a seminar by a scholar in the field of Behavioral Economics who is also recognized for his ability to communicate the fascinating findings in this field to the public. When we make "decisions" we think that we are in control. Dan Ariely explains some of the hidden forces that actually control those decisions.
See:
http://topics.npr.org/topic/Dan_Ariely/articles
http://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_ariely.html
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