THE HONEST TRUTH ABOUT DISHONESTY How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves

An encounter with a musician who had consulted for Enron started Dan Ariely investigating the topic of dishonesty. Real-life cases, experiments, and personal experiences helped him form his theories. Simon Jones delivers the author’s theories with an erudite wit that makes the absurd seem even more so. The production also includes Ariely himself interviewing experts on aspects of dishonesty. Listeners may find themselves chuckling over the story of a shop that found volunteers sneaking away with nearly half its take or Ariely's story about his own adjustments to a European train route. At the same time, the stories will have them thinking about human nature. Could that be a sneaky trick in itself? J.A.S. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2012]