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title: "Dan Ariely - Human behaviour"
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url: https://www.mathys.to/writing/inspiration/dan-ariely-human-behaviour-5895/
section: inspiration
published: 2015-03-18
last_updated: 2026-05-03
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# Dan Ariely - Human behaviour

# Who is Dan?

Dan Ariely is an Israeli American professor of psychology and behavioral economics. He teaches at Duke University and is the founder of The Center for Advanced Hindsight and also the co-founder of BEworks.

# What does he love?

Humans. especially looking at the psychology behind human behaviour mostly in regards to economics.  
He does very funny experiments with people around the way they work and unveils insights into their motives and work ethics.  
He's a very funny guy I met at TEDx Amsterdam once, look at his talks below.

<div class="embed embed-iframe"><iframe src="https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_what_makes_us_feel_good_about_our_work.html" width="100%" height="360" frameborder="0" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

<div class="embed embed-iframe"><iframe src="https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions.html" width="100%" height="360" frameborder="0" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

<div class="embed embed-iframe"><iframe src="https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_beware_conflicts_of_interest.html" width="100%" height="360" frameborder="0" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

> "Are we Superman or are we Homer Simpson"

![](http://static.tagthelove.com/cms/2_e9823106d4f991a2_1280box.png)

<div class="embed embed-iframe"><iframe src="https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code.html" width="100%" height="360" frameborder="0" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

This post is part of my  [Inspiration Weekly 2015](http://www.mathys.to/news/inspiration/happy-new-year-inspiration-2015-week-1-5377)  resolution. The resolution aims to inspire others to chase their dreams and start doing what they love. Check the  [Weeklies](http://www.ted.com/talks/http://www.mathys.to/page/weekly)  so far!