Book 42 of 2012: The Honest Truth about Dishonesty by Dan Ariely. Like the title suggests, this is Ariely's research on human dishonesty: what influences it, discourages it, or doesn't affect it at all. Through several experiments, he seeks to answer questions like whether we're more or less likely to be dishonest in groups; how it is we manage to lie to (and convince ourselves); and most importantly, how we find the balance between benefiting from our dishonesty while viewing ourselves as wonderful people. The book was a bit microcosmic for me, but such are the limitations of research sometimes. It's accessibly written though, and the subject matter is interesting enough on its own.
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