Beware conflicts of interest

Format: Videos

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Language/s: English

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Target Audience: Self-directed learning

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Short Description:

In this 5-min videoed TED talk, psychologist Dan Ariely explains how conflicts of interest can bias research.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 1-7 Beware of conflicting interests

Details

In this 5-min videoed TED talk, psychologist Dan Ariely explains how conflicts of interest can bias research. He tells two personal stories that explore scientific conflict of interest: How the pursuit of knowledge and insight can be affected, consciously or not, by short sighted personal goals. When we’re thinking about the big questions, he reminds us, let’s be aware of our all-too-human brains.