Why are you cheating? [A little...]

It's apparently group dynamics, self image and rationalization. This is fascinating, and the presenter is pretty funny. And he also explains how this all contributes to the breakdown of the stock market and economy.

Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code | Video on TED.com:

"Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced in ways we can't grasp."