Exploring the frontiers of happiness

Some ideas from this talk are similar to ideas from the book "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=413915

Bernoulli formula (on expected value) has an interesting flaw which leads to the St. Petersburg paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg_paradox

Awesome Talk! Really enjoyed it. Feel so dumb now :)