The Power of a Con Artist

Maria Konnikova wrote a wonderful article on how we are all "born to be conned." She writes about one person in New York who walked by a three-card ...

Research Shows That Cheaters Get a "Cheater's High"

Do you ever wonder why people cheat—or feel tempted to cheat—on expense reports, taxes, exams, and other endeavors? According to a series ...

Businessman Kicks Shady Dealer Out of His Office

Pastor Steve May shared the following in a sermon:

Years ago I was involved in a business meeting in which one of our clients tried to persuade my boss ...

What Do You Do When Everyone Is Cheating?

In their book The Baseball Codes, authors Jason Turbow and Michael Duca share a story from the world of baseball that shows how widely-accepted cheating ...

The Benefits of a Small Community

According to economist Steven Levitt, author of Freakonomics, being part of a community where others know us does influence behavior. The proof is in ...

Mislabeling Fish for Profit

When is red snapper not red snapper? When a DNA test declares it otherwise.

Species of fish like sheepshead, porgies, and grunts are similar to red snapper ...

Students Caught Plagiarizing Ethics Assignment

As many as 31 Students at Ottawa's Carleton University were caught submitting essays plagiarized from the Internet. Not unusual, perhaps, except that ...

The Cheater Who Cheated Himself

There is an old story about two neighbors, a baker and a farmer. The baker began to be suspicious of the farmer, suspecting that he wasn't getting ...

Cheating on an English Test

Allison Asimakoupoulos writes in Campus Life:

My first grade teacher, Mrs. Ayres, taught me things I needed to know to start school right, including one ...

Honesty over Success

My alma mater has an honor code that is respected throughout the university. Freshmen pledge to do their own academic work with integrity and to report ...