Amanpour and Company

November 17, 2020

Christiane speaks with former senior adviser to Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett about the former president's new memoir. She also speaks with chess grandmasters Judit Polgar and Garry Kasparov about the new hit Netflix show "The Queen's Gambit." Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics Dan Ariely about the stranger side of human behavior brought on by the pandemic

Why’s It So Hard to Get People to Change Their Behavior?

17m 55s

Why would a crisis make us act oddly, even against our own interests? Dan Ariely is an expert in irrationality, and for him it is personal. An accident left him with terrible burns on much of his body. During his recovery, he began to observe human quirks. As he explains to Hari Sreenivasan, the experience kick-started a lifelong quest to unravel behavioral mysteries.

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  • Valerie Jarrett on President Obama's New Memoir: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Valerie Jarrett on President Obama's New Memoir

    S2020 E3100 - 2m 59s

    It’s a tradition nearly every president has followed: writing a personal account of their time in office. Few have been as eagerly anticipated as Barack Obama's memoir, "A Promised Land," which hits the shelves today after a four-year creative process. Valerie Jarrett is a close friend and adviser to Obama. She joins the show to discuss the presidential memoir and our current politics.

  • Two Chess Grandmasters Weigh in on "The Queen's Gambit": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Two Chess Grandmasters Weigh in on "The Queen's Gambit"

    S2020 E3100 - 2m 53s

    The new hit Netflix show "The Queen’s Gambit" follows a young woman’s spectacular rise through the male-dominated world of chess. To discuss the series and its impact, Christiane speaks with two of the greatest chess players of all time. Garry Kasparov was a consultant on the show, while Judit Polgar is widely considered the best female player ever.

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