This next story begins with a basic truth. Academic research sometimes falls apart. The data don't hold up or results can't be replicated in further studies. People make honest mistakes. But there's ...

If you're watching this right now, you're probably a liar — about something. It doesn't make you bad. It just makes you human. That's what Dan Ariely, behavioral economist at Duke University and ...

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For humans, it may be difficult to make rational decisions when spending money. As it’s factors, Mr. Ariely lists six elements: "emotions," "relativity," "pain of paying," "mental accounting," "magic ...

Duke professor and behavioral scientist Dan Ariely has been accused of using falsified data in research into ways to make people more honest. New... Did an honesty researcher fabricate data? STEVE ...

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