TED Talks

David Asch: Why it's so hard to make healthy decisions (2019x275)

Air date: Nov 19, 2019

Why do we make poor decisions that we know are bad for our health? In this frank, funny talk, behavioral economist and health policy expert David Asch explains why our behavior is often irrational -- in highly predictable ways -- and shows how we can harness this irrationality to make better decisions and improve our health care system overall.