Well Ariely didn’t become a celebrity until these studies turned him into a rockstar in the academic economics world. So it seems to me to be more along the lines of him having been faking it the whole time, rather than trying to maintain momentum from an early success.
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solrize@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Ariely has been in a heap of scandals about this sort of thing. Becoming a celebrity addicted to attention will do that to you.
exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Should have used equally spaced deadlines for their study.