Playlist

Talks to watch instead of shopping

Forget about Black Friday. Step away from the mall and watch these talks on consumerism ... and why it's not always the best thing.

Zeynep Tufekci

We're building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

Scott Galloway

How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions

Michael Norton

How to buy happiness

John Gerzema

The post-crisis consumer

Graham Hill

Less stuff, more happiness

Jessi Arrington

Wearing nothing new

Mick Mountz

What happens inside those massive warehouses?

Morgan Spurlock

The greatest TED Talk ever sold

Rose George

Inside the secret shipping industry

Josh Luber

Why sneakers are a great investment

Leslie T. Chang

The voices of China's workers