# People are easily manipulated \*TED Talks\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [February 4, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176 "2013-02-04T22:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/1 "2013-02-04T22:29:15Z")
A good video explaining the illusion of choice and preferences that we have, and how easy it is to sway people one way or another. This can be observed daily simply by watching the news and even on the our own forums. > **[Are we in control of our own decisions?](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions)** > > Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions. [ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X68dm92HVI[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X68dm92HVI%5B/ame%5D) ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/2 "2013-02-04T22:53:26Z")
While on the matter **Michael Shermer: Why people believe weird things** [ame][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T\_jwq9ph8k[/ame]](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T_jwq9ph8k%5B/ame%5D) If you have some time to kill, > **[TED: Ideas worth spreading](https://www.ted.com/)** > > TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages. Ideas free to stream and download. ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/3 "2013-02-05T04:11:57Z")
love the ted talks series. check out the one with burt rutan about space exploration. ---
**Author:** ![JRubino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jrubino/32/6285_2.png) [@JRubino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JRubino)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/4 "2013-02-05T06:37:44Z")
Did pitman hack Vlad’s account? ---
**Author:** ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/5 "2013-02-05T10:10:14Z")
the first video is best example of stereotype. rome without coffee making rome with coffee look better is epic. note to self i need to find a ugly pitman so i can get it in more ted conversations/lectures are some of the best ive seen online. i will check out second vid when i get a chance later. ---
**Author:** ![pitman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pitman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pitman)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/6 "2013-02-05T10:12:06Z")
> [@Stopping payment on a CC?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stopping-payment-on-a-cc/51636/20): > > Did pitman hack Vlad’s account? lmao i dont hack. vlad has a weird perspective. he sticks out ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/people-are-easily-manipulated-ted-talks/266176/7 "2013-02-05T22:38:31Z")
> [@Stopping payment on a CC?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stopping-payment-on-a-cc/51636/19): > > love the ted talks series. check out the one with burt rutan about space exploration. I have not. Watching it now. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/7/3745312d0a813f62abb6008f93837b0bde1c1d79.jpeg "Burt Rutan: Entrepreneurs are the future of space flight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfSENkvJXY)