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Bathrooms and marketing tricks

When do we consider and not consider hygiene?

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Being poor for a few hours

Recently I had an interesting experience being poor. It didn’t last too long but it was quite distressing and I learned how difficult this is. The story is as follows. I was out of the country for a...

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A new mac vs PC — my personal favorite

A new mac vs PC — my personal favorite — it is about planning…

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Last night I was on the NEWSHO…

Last night I was on the NEWSHOUR with Jim Lehrer — and today I got an email from a viewer that told me that I should have shaved…

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A joke from my father (don’t blame me)

A 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a beautiful and very sexy 25 year-old blond who knocks everyone’s socks off and who hangs over Bob’s arm and listens intently...

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Turning the Tables: FDR, Tom Sawyer, and me

Before television and the internet, political candidates had two primary means of getting their image out into the public: live appearances and campaign posters. And given the limited reach of the...

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Swiss Army People

Plato once said that people are like dirt. They can nourish you or stunt your growth.  This seems sage and reasonable, but I think people are more like Swiss Army knives (To be fair, Plato did not have...

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The Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure…

Wondering whether you can ask someone to give you a PhD in exchange for a kickback? Curious whether you can get away with stuffing ballot boxes? Allow me to introduce you to the Encyclopedia of Ethical...

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Liars in Literature

Sometimes people ask me what I like to read. Sadly, I don’t have a lot of time to read non-work related things, but here are a few of my favorite lie- and liar-based texts!   1)   The complete works of...

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Ask Ariely: On Deconstructing Dieting, Advising Advantages, and Judging Jokes

Here’s my Q&A column from the WSJ this week — and if you have any questions for me, you can tweet them to @danariely with the hashtag #askariely, post a comment on my Ask Ariely Facebook page, or...

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