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Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest?
Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest? A few weeks ago I received a text from an old college friend , asking for some interesting financial advice. It read: Her: Hey- do…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Money / APRIL 20 2017
Dan’s Hike, Part 4: Don’t Look Back
By: Stephanie Tepper Regret is a complex emotion bridging the categories we use to conceptualize time. We often think of regret as a feeling we experience in the present towards a focal point in…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / APRIL 19 2017
Exercise Blog Series, Part 1: Exercising Your Way to a Good Night’s Sleep
Series By: Zachary Zenko & Jamie Foehl Exercise has been called a “polypill” (3) because of its plethora of benefits. This will be the first in a series of blog posts designed to review…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Health Management, Exercise / APRIL 17 2017
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Help surprise Dan for his 50th birthday
People all over the world will photograph themselves holding a sign with one word, which will be combined into a birthday story sent to Dan Ariely for his 50th birthday, this April 29th If…
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab Dan Ariely’s Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke is now accepting applications for its second cohort of the Startup Lab, which begins October 2016. Health and…
All You Need Is a Little Encouragement from Your Friends
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. My phone buzzes with a text. “Who’s running?” asks my friend Ankoor. ?♀️ replies Eileen; she’s in. I perform a slow mental wince at the…
Saving By Spending
This week, I visited a camera store to order two enlarged prints as a gift. I don’t order photo prints very often; in fact, I’m not sure that I have ever ordered prints aside…