Below are some of my favourite TedTalks that I have shown in various marketing and economics classes. These particular ones lead nicely into the students writing reflecting paragraphs about their understanding.
Marketing
“Happiness, Choice, and Spaghetti Sauce” by Malcolm Gladwell
People don’t want the best spaghetti sauce, they want to choose from the best spaghetti sauces.
“The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz
How often do you go to the grocery store to buy salad dressing or soup and find yourself paralyzed in the aisle not able to choose. Schwartz points out at his grocery store there are 175 different salad dressings and 230 different soups.
Marketing/Economics
“Why We Make Bad Decisions” by Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert Lottery Video Clip
Dan Gilbert Errors in Value Video Clip
Economics
“Asia’s Rise: How and When” by Hans Rosling
Rosling compares the history of China and India to the western world and predicts when the per capita pay in these Asian countries will surpass the US and the UK.
“Does Democracy Stifle Economic Growth?” by Yasheng Huang
Huang analyzes the history and economies of the two largest countries in the world, India and China, to determine whether India’s democracy is the reason they have not been able to keep pace with China and their one party authoritarian government.
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