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1609: The Truth Experts part 2

PRETEND

Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Previously on Pretend, we dived deep into the murky waters of academic fraud. Celebrity behavioral scientist Dan Ariely of Duke University, alongside Francesca Gino from Harvard and other distinguished behavioral scientists, embarked on a series of experiments with a noble aim: to enhance honesty among individuals. Their investigation centered on whether positioning an honesty pledge at the top of a form, as opposed to the bottom, would discourage deceit. However, it emerged that two out of the three experiments underpinning the study were marred by fabricated data. I interviewed Dan Ariely about these troubling allegations, but our conversation was cut short. I assumed that was the last time I would hear from him. Surprisingly, Ariely reached out, proposing a second interview to directly address what he termed as "false accusations" on my podcast. He stipulated, "If you intend to add these false accusations to the podcast, maybe it's best to have another session and get my answers on the record, but I will ask you to promise me not to edit these. And to give my answers exactly as I present them. If you're up for this, let's schedule a sum If you're up for this, let's schedule something." And so, I agreed. You're going to listen to my follow-up interview with Dan Ariely. I will, however, interject here and there to add context. But rest assured, every moment of our 43-minute exchange will be presented. I'll upload the raw, unedited versions of both interviews on Patreon and Pretend Plus, accessible for free. You don't need a subscription to tune in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.3

That's a laptop evolved with Intel Evo Platform. Previously, on Pretend, we jumped head first into the world of academic fraud.

0:51.4

Celebrity behavioral scientist Dan Aerelli from Duke University,

0:55.9

Francesca Geno from Harvard, and other behavioral scientists from prestigious

1:00.4

universities conducted several experiments aimed at making people more honest.

1:06.3

The study tested whether less people would lie if they signed an honesty pledge at the top rather than at the bottom of a form except two out of the three

1:17.0

experiments in the study contained fabricated data yikes. I interviewed Dan Arely about these allegations, except we ran out of time. I thought

1:28.7

that that would be the last time I would ever hear from Dan Arerielli, but he responded and he said, quote,

1:35.6

if you intend to add these false accusations to the podcast, maybe it's best to have

1:41.2

another session and get my answers on the record.

1:44.4

But I will ask you to promise me not to edit these and to give my answers exactly as I present them.

1:52.2

If you're up for this, let's schedule something.

1:55.0

And so I agreed.

1:57.0

You're about to listen to my second interview with Dan Arielli.

2:00.0

I will play the interview in its entirety. I will however cut out the dead air, the

2:06.3

ums, the us, and I will interject every now and then during the interview just to add

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