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Special Collection: Examining the Intersection of Behavioral Science and Advocacy — What is the role of scientists in a changing world—should they be impartial investigators, active advocates, something in between?
What is the role of scientists in a changing world—should they be impartial investigators, active advocates, something in between?
Breaking the Silence: Can Behavioral Science Confront Structural Racism? — For too long, the field has confused its limitations with powerlessness.
For too long, the field of behavioral science has confused its limitations with powerlessness in regards to structural racism.
It's behavioral science week at the UN. Here's the agenda: https://buff.ly/35IujUb with clickable links to join (it seems) and here's the link to where recordings will be posted: https://buff.ly/3vId5B3
It's behavioral science week at the UN. Here's the agenda: https://buff.ly/35IujUb with clickable links to join (it seems) and here's the link to where recordings will be posted: https://buff.ly/3vId5B3
"As a field, we have failed to account for structural racism in our designs and interventions because the challenge feels too big for our tools and methods."
— Crystal Hall & Mindy Hernandez in Breaking the Silence: Can Behavioral Science Confront Structural Racism?
For too long, the field of behavioral science has confused its limitations with powerlessness in regards to structural racism.
Can Behavioral Science Confront Structural Racism?
For too long, the field of behavioral science has confused its limitations with powerlessness in regards to structural racism.
Special Collection: Examining the Intersection of Behavioral Science and Advocacy – Perspectives from academic and applied scientists and practitioners
What is the role of scientists in a changing world—should they be impartial investigators, active advocates, something in between?
Toxic Polarization Feeds on Simplicity. Peter Coleman Offers Complexity as a Way Out
Peter Coleman illuminates how we can break the cycle of mutual contempt and why the political divides that seem so intractable do not have to be.
Special Collection: Examining the Intersection of Behavioral Science and Advocacy — To what extent should they engage in advocacy or activism on social and political issues? Should they be impartial investigators, active advocates, something in between?
What is the role of scientists in a changing world—should they be impartial investigators, active advocates, something in between?
This summer’s book collection features new books from Nobel Prize winners, expert, evidence-based advice on how to keep an open mind or change your behavior for the better, as well as forays into the fascinating science behind dreams, time and time management, data-driven parenting, and more.
Summer isn’t the same without a good reading list. Here are our behavioral science picks for summer 2021.
What do you think happens when the same nudge is deployed more than once—more effective, less, or about the same? Nicole Robitaille, Nina Mažar, and Julian House have some answers from their work on nudging organizations.
We don’t have a great understanding of how long nudges last or how effective they are if repeated. An experimental tax-paying prompt aimed at organizations provides new insight into these questions.
Looking to kickoff summer with a better understanding of human behavior? Check out our summer reading list 🤓
Summer isn’t the same without a good reading list. Here are our behavioral science picks for summer 2021.
We don’t have temporal aspects of nudging dialed in yet. How long do nudges last? What happens if you do the same nudge twice? Insights from a tax planning prompt shed some light on these necessary questions.
We don’t have a great understanding of how long nudges last or how effective they are if repeated. An experimental tax-paying prompt aimed at organizations provides new insight into these questions.
Summer isn’t the same without a good reading list. Here are our behavioral science picks for summer 2021.
Summer isn’t the same without a good reading list. Here are our behavioral science picks for summer 2021.
Behavioral Scientist’s Summer Book List 2021 📚 — Summer isn’t the same without a good reading list. Here are our behavioral science picks for summer 2021.
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We don’t have a great understanding of how long nudges last or how effective they are if repeated. An experimental tax-paying prompt aimed at organizations provides new insight into these questions.
We don’t have a great understanding of how long nudges last or how effective they are if repeated. An experimental tax-paying prompt aimed at organizations provides new insight into these questions.
Our 2021 Summer Reading List is here!
Summer isn’t the same without a good reading list. Here are our behavioral science picks for summer 2021.
A conversation with Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman about his new book, “Noise”
Ten years on from "Thinking Fast and Slow", Kahneman is back with a new book, Noise, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
This week we're in conversation with Daniel Kahneman about his new book "Noise." We cover what noise is and how it differs from bias, how we can measure and deal with noise, and some of noise’s nuances.
Ten years on from "Thinking Fast and Slow", Kahneman is back with a new book, Noise, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
“How can we—social media users, behavioral scientists, technology companies, policymakers—work together to harness the power of social media for good, especially during humanitarian crises?” ask Sakshi Ghai and Amy Orben this week.
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
"We have to accept that wherever there is judgment, there is noise. Just as you would want to reduce bias—even if you cannot completely eliminate it—reducing noise is a good thing. It improves accuracy." — Daniel Kahneman
Ten years on from "Thinking Fast and Slow", Kahneman is back with a new book, Noise, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
"Social media platforms, often derided for dividing us, are allowing an army of volunteers to deliver timely information and life-saving resources to those who need it most."
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
"I’ve been studying bias all my life, but a few years ago encountered an instance of noise, and I was very impressed both by how much noise there was...and mostly I was impressed by how little people knew about it." — Daniel Kahneman
Ten years on from "Thinking Fast and Slow", Kahneman is back with a new book, Noise, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
In this month's Research Lead, learn about the complicated and not always clear links between technology and mental health, a more nuanced way to diagnose mental illnesses, how ExxonMobil used a powerful marketing frame to convince us that we’re responsible for climate change (spoiler alert: it’s them), and the predictors of science skepticism around the world ... among many other fascinating findings this month.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences.
Reflecting on the role social media has played in India's response to the COVID crisis, Sakshi Ghai and Amy Orben encourage us to ask a new question about social media use: “how can we—social media users, behavioral scientists, technology companies, policymakers—work together to harness the power of social media for good, especially during humanitarian crises?”
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
India’s Digital Samaritans: Can Social Media Be a Force for Good?
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
This week, Editor-in-Chief Evan Nesterak speaks with Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman about his new book, "Noise," exploring the concept and why we ought to pay more attention to it.
Ten years on from "Thinking Fast and Slow", Kahneman is back with a new book, Noise, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
The May Research Lead is here: Groups Are Only As Smart as Their Cockiest Member, Nudging Versus Boosting, Saying Bye to the DSM? and More
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences.
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman About “Noise” — Ten years on from “Thinking Fast and Slow”, Kahneman is back with a new book, “Noise”, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
Ten years on from "Thinking Fast and Slow", Kahneman is back with a new book, Noise, that will again have you questioning what you thought you knew about making decisions.
ICYMI: Too Much of a Good Thing—Overly Positive Online Ratings—Makes for Difficult Decisions
New research helps us make sense of online ratings and reviews.
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