A terrific (and short) video on the challenges of

 being free of conflicts of interest  – by the terrific behavioral economist Dan Ariely.

His context is scientific COIs, but his insights – and particularly how we cannot count on our intuitions to help us deal appropriately with COIs – are applicable to other types of conflicts, too.

And, here’s another of his talks – on why we think it is okay to cheat and steal, sometimes.