Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Terrorists are coming to a prison near you. That DWI you got last week could turn into means a five-year prison term and a $10,000 fine. Strangers everywhere are armed and dangerous and watching your driveway. Regional airlines are certain death.
Peanut butter.
Bird Swine flu.
We are irrational beings. Our money. Our relationships. Our personal habits.
Why? Brain stuff, baby.
But you can start here.

All of this reminds me of the hoopla publicity behavioral economist Dan Ariely got awhile back when his revised book was released just in time to be a commentary on the financial meltdown.
I like that he is a founder of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. I like that a lot. Nothing else made me smile today. Except Shorty.

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