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RSA ANIMATE: The Truth About Dishonesty

Royal Society of Arts · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Microeconomics & behavioral economicsPsychology & human behavior

What it is

An RSA Animate adaptation of a Dan Ariely lecture on dishonesty. It explores when ordinary people lie or cheat and how they rationalize small acts of dishonesty.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it for Ariely's finding that people cheat a little without feeling guilty.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2015

What HN commenters said

  1. “Watch this video. It changed my view on the world”

    Explains how ordinary people rationalize small cheating

    Maarten88, 2015-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Volkswagen and the Blame the Engineer Game”

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Topics: dan ariely, cheating, honesty, rsa animate, behavioral psychology

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