Hey there, Shankar here.
We wanted to give you a heads up about something you should know before listening to this episode.
Several years after we conducted this interview, researchers raised concerns about a number of studies authored by Dan Ariely, including one that is cited in this episode.
That study included data from an insurance company that said people are more truthful when they sign an ethics declaration at the beginning of a form rather than at the end.
In an independent review, a group of researchers found evidence of data fabrication in that study.
You can read more about their findings, along with responses from Dan Ariely and the company that provided the data.
Links are in the show notes.
Additionally, a second study cited in this episode in which Ariely reported reduced cheating among test takers asked to recall the ten Commandments before taking the test, has not stood up to replication by other researchers.
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When we think about dishonesty, we mostly think about the big stuff.
I did not have sexual relations with.
That woman where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down, thousands of people were cheering.
I've said it for longer than seven years.
I have never doped.
The answer is, I did not send that tweet.
My system was hacked.
I was pranked.
It was a fairly common one.
People make fun of my name all the time.
When you name Weiner, you kind of get that.