Dan Goldstein

About

Dan Goldstein is Assistant Professor of Marketing at London Business School and Principal Research Scientist at Yahoo! Research in New York. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Chicago and is an executive board member of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making. He is the editor of Decision Science News.

Recent Posts

Taxi Drivers Get Bigger Tips When Paid By Credit Card

New York City cabs now have credit card readers and touch-screen computers in the back. They present the passenger with preconfigured tip options, which start at 15%.What does this do to how much they get tipped?

Can You Spot a Coincidence?

When does a coincidence deserve a shrug of the shoulders, and when does it suggest that something's amiss?

Will Obama's automatic savings plans save the day?

Let's find the world's best player of this game

Sarah Palin vs Joe Biden: The Post-Election View

How many rich and poor people are there in the USA?

How to increase voter turnout by asking questions

Sarah Palin vs Joe Biden: Round Two

Was choosing Sarah Palin a good decision or a bad decision?

Catch a thief with pencil and ruler

It's time to play CSI, so put on your detective's hat. A series of burglaries has been committed, all by the same thief. You plot the crime locations on a map. Now you have to decide where to look for the bad guy. Many ideas come flooding to mind, but which one to go with? You only have limited time and effort to spend on this ...