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Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University and visiting Professor at the MIT Media Lab. A behavioral economist, Ariely's research has shown that we all succumb to irrationality in situations where rational thought is expected. He is an expert on how people actually act -- and why they act -- in all kinds of business and economic environments, and what this means for business innovation, strategy, marketing and pricing. Ariely is the author of the new best-selling book, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (HarperCollins), currently on the New York Times best-seller list. His work has also been featured in a variety of media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Business 2.0, Scientific American, Science, CNN, NPR, and he was interviewed for ABC's 20/20.
$35 General Public, Free for UW-Madison students with a valid ID.
Each composition of this program was inspired by a different woman in the composer's love life! Concert will include the vivacious E Flat waltz, the touching "farewell waltz," the dreamy larghetto Opus 21, some demonic preludes from Opus 28, and the famous fantasy impromptu. Bring a significant other and enrich your lives with some of the most stirring romantic music ever written!