Ted what makes people go wrong

What really causes addiction— to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions.

He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do—and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.

How do babies learn so much from so little so quickly? In a fun, experiment-filled talk, cognitive scientist Laura Schulz shows how our young ones make decisions with a surprisingly strong sense of logic, well before they can talk. How much of what you think about your brain is actually wrong? In this whistlestop tour of disproved science, Ben Ambridge walks through 10 popular ideas about psychology that have been proven wrong — and uncovers a few surprising truths about how our brains really work.

We often think of bias and prejudice as rooted in ignorance. But as psychologist Paul Bloom seeks to show, prejudice is often natural, rational … even moral.

The key, says Bloom, is to understand how our own biases work—so we can take control when they go wrong. Which career should I pursue?

Should I break up—or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions like these can be agonizingly difficult. She offers a powerful new framework for shaping who we truly are. Paul Craven is a coach, consultant and public speaker in the area of Behavioural Economics.

As a member of the exclusive Magic Circle, Paul appreciates how the mind can play tricks, and delivers a talk that is highly interactive with the audience.

He concludes by offering practical advice on how firms and individuals can use behavioural economics for their competitive advantage. Take a bold stance, an active role in big life situations. Calculate the risk, and take control! Stanford professor Itamar Simonson spent much of his career showing that consumers tend to act irrationally and their preferences are highly malleable.

But a few years ago he started having second thoughts in light of the Internet and the changing consumer environment. In this talk he will discuss the rise in consumer rationality and the decline of current marketing mantras about branding and loyalty. Contrary to the now prevalent belief that consumers usually make irrational decisions and can be easily influenced which he helped establish , Simonson will show how everything changes when consumers base their decisions on reviews from other users, easily accessed expert opinions, price comparison apps, and other emerging technologies.

She completed her Ph. She investigates the psychological influences on economic decision making: why do people make their economic decisions the way they do it. She creates her own mathematical model, which is a simulation of the interaction between rational objectivity and emotional subjectivity in economic decision making.

Behavioral economist Colin Camerer shows research that reveals how badly we predict what others are thinking. Bonus: He presents an unexpected study that shows chimpanzees might just be better at it. He earned a Ph. He has published more than articles worked on four books, most notably Behavioral Game Theory Colin has been the past president of the Economic Science experimental economics , the Society for Neuroeconomics, and was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society.

Now, she collaborates with academic and industry colleagues to use behavioral economics to help people avoid temptation and make decisions that will benefit them in the long run. He has also applied his innovative theories to complex social issues such as obesity, binge drinking and climate change.

Today human behaviour is the biggest threat to mankind. We keep driving too fast, even though we know it kills us. We do. But changing actual human behaviour calls for good design solutions that take basic human instincts, flaws and habits into consideration.

That is design to nudge. Would you believe: learning what your neighbor pays. Alex Laskey shows how a quirk of human behavior can make us all better, wiser energy users, with lower bills to prove it.

Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. In this entertaining but sobering talk, social psychologist Paul Piff shares his research into how people behave when they feel wealthy. Hint: badly. Best selling author and behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely delves into the essence of human motivation. His clever yet brilliantly simple experiments uncover universal truths about human irrationality and increasing motivation.

What motivates us to work? It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat.

But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

When your job hinges on how well you talk to people, you learn a lot about how to have conversations -- and that most of us don't converse very well. Celeste Headlee has worked as a radio host for decades, and she knows the ingredients of a great conversation: Honesty, brevity, clarity and a healthy amount of listening.

In this insightful talk, she shares 10 useful rules for having better conversations. Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done.

In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window -- and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time. Get a coronavirus vaccination Vaccinations are now available to anyone aged 12 or above.

Get a vaccination. Here are 10 Talks on personal growth and self-development: Note: Most of these TED Talks are from American speakers and some examples may be unfamiliar, but the key messages are universal On being wrong Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. On Being Wrong, Kathryn Schulz The power of introverts In a world where being social and outgoing are prized above all else, it can be difficult, even shameful, to be an introvert.

Try something new for 30 days How to build your confidence and spark it in others "Confidence is the necessary spark before everything that follows," says educator and activist Brittany Packnett. TED Speaker Personal profile. Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment — and an expert witness at Abu Ghraib.

His book The Lucifer Effect explores the nature of evil; now, in his new work, he studies the nature of heroism. Why you should listen Philip Zimbardo knows what evil looks like. Philip Zimbardo The psychology of evil Posted Sep Philip Zimbardo The psychology of time Posted Jun Philip Zimbardo The demise of guys?

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