Comment Re:i was watching pbs a few nights ago (Score 1) 375
i forget the guy's name, but he was a behavioral economist, and he was attempting to explain the recent economic meltdown in the terms of his profession, and why the whole notion of rational actors in a rational marketplace is a crock
Pretty sure you're talking about Dan Ariely's book Predictably Irrational. It's an educational read -- I highly recommend it.