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Looking to kickoff the New Year with a better understanding of human behavior? Check out our list of notable books from 2020 with a peek at what's coming out early this year
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
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Join Knowable Magazine and the Behavioral Scientist for a conversation about the science of behavior change — from public health tools to slow the pandemic to keeping New Year’s resolutions.
Looking to start off 2021 with something new? Check out the link below for some ideas. Our editorial team reflected on the routines, rituals, products, and apps that have helped us most.
To close out the year and look to the next, we decided to open up about some of the things that helped us get through it.
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To close out the year and look to the next, our editorial team decided to open up about some of the routines, rituals, products, and apps that helped us get through it.
To close out the year and look to the next, we decided to open up about some of the things that helped us get through it.
Shopping for gift online? Beware the dark patterns aka sludge that could get in the way of a smart purchase
Where there’s sludge, there’s an end user who’s come off worse. Understanding how to remedy sludge comes down in part to understanding the motives behind it.
Trying to understand the outrage over altering holiday celebrations despite COVID-19 risks? Daniel Stein, Juliana Schroeder, and Nick Hobson offer some insight based on their recent research
New research identifies a reason people may flout COVID-19 restrictions around the holidays: because altering longstanding rituals is perceived as an affront to sacred values.
What were our 10 most read articles of 2020? Find out 👇
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
"Determined to achieve my early 2020 goals, I turned to a commitment device in the form of an … alarm clock. Okay, but it’s not just any alarm clock; it’s a Hatch."
To close out the year and look to the next, we decided to open up about some of the things that helped us get through it.
We want to close the year with a look back at what helped us get through it. This week, each member of the editorial team shares a ritual or routine, product or app that has had a positive impact on their year. What helped you get through 2020?
To close out the year and look to the next, we decided to open up about some of the things that helped us get through it.
"Getting Everyone Vaccinated, With ‘Nudges’ and Charity Auctions" by Richard Thaler for the New York Times, plus more of what we're reading this week: https://buff.ly/2FQfHqw
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
The Routines, Rituals, Products, and Apps that Helped Us Get Through 2020
To close out the year and look to the next, we decided to open up about some of the things that helped us get through it.
For male allies, confronting other men can be the most challenging part of allyship. Here’s why it’s so important, and how to do it effectively.
For male allies, confronting other men can be the most challenging part of allyship. Here’s why it’s so important, and how to do it effectively.
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2020 — Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2020 (with a peek at what’s coming in early 2021).
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2020
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2020 (with a peek at what’s coming in early 2021).
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
In the mood for a recap of some of the latest behavioral science research? Let Michaela Barnett and Caitlyn Finton take you on a brief tour of the recent research that caught their eye in our Research Lead.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences.
"Confrontation demands that we overcome self-doubt, marshal courage, and vanquish anxiety about having our masculinity called into question."
For male allies, confronting other men can be the most challenging part of allyship. Here’s why it’s so important, and how to do it effectively.
"There are these implicit, low-level incentives of wanting to find something that works, wanting to find something that helps people, wanting to advance the science in some way. And that happens whether you’re in academia or outside of it."
In his new book, Stuart Ritchie reveals how fraud, bias, negligence, and hype have pulled our scientific systems further and further away from our ideals, but also how we can use science to reclaim them.
Over the past year, our understanding of ourselves, others, and the world has been stretched and pulled. These fresh boundaries are reflected in the books we’ve selected for our list of Notable Books of the Year.
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
Whether you’re reflecting on the year, looking forward to the next, or actively trying to avoid doing either, let this list be your license to find a companion in a behavioral science book or two. And if you’re in the market for a gift for someone who’s open to stretching their mind too, look no further.
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
In Science Fictions, Stuart Ritchie unveils how forces covert and overt, conscious and unconscious, converge to undermine the scientific process and poison its products—everything we think we know about the world, and ourselves. But, he says, there's hope.
In his new book, Stuart Ritchie reveals how fraud, bias, negligence, and hype have pulled our scientific systems further and further away from our ideals, but also how we can use science to reclaim them.
In honor of #JohnLennon, from our archive: A psychological look at John Lennon’s life through one of his most famous and controversial songs: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. https://buff.ly/2F4VvCM
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2020 — Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2020 (with a peek at what’s coming in early 2021).
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
For male allies, confronting other men can be the most challenging part of allyship. Here’s why it’s so important, and how to do it effectively.
For male allies, confronting other men can be the most challenging part of allyship. Here’s why it’s so important, and how to do it effectively.
In his new book, Stuart Ritchie reveals how fraud, bias, negligence, and hype have pulled our scientific systems further and further away from our ideals, but also how we can use science to reclaim them.
In his new book, Stuart Ritchie reveals how fraud, bias, negligence, and hype have pulled our scientific systems further and further away from our ideals, but also how we can use science to reclaim them.
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2020 — Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2020 (with a peek at what’s coming in early 2021).
A list of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2020 (and what to expect in 2021).
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Research Lead: Horror Films, Science Selfies, Taste Buds and Politics, Surviving Winter, and More
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences.
"There is a bright spot—we know about this sludge because experts from a range of backgrounds—scientists, journalists, lawyers, and regulators—are increasingly investigating and calling it out when they see it."
Where there’s sludge, there’s an end user who’s come off worse. Understanding how to remedy sludge comes down in part to understanding the motives behind it.
Buyer beware. A timely read this #CyberMonday about sludge/dark patterns in online retail, as well as in other areas of our lives by Crawford Hollingworth and Liz Barker
Where there’s sludge, there’s an end user who’s come off worse. Understanding how to remedy sludge comes down in part to understanding the motives behind it.
The Research Lead is here: Horror Films, Science Selfies, Taste Buds and Politics, Surviving Winter, and More
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences.
Where there’s sludge, there’s an end user who’s come off worse. Understanding how to remedy sludge comes down in part to understanding the motives behind it.
Where there’s sludge, there’s an end user who’s come off worse. Understanding how to remedy sludge comes down in part to understanding the motives behind it.
For everyone celebrating Thanksgiving, what are your favorite rituals and traditions? With the less than ideal format this year, how are you adapting and modifying them?
Get in a Thanksgiving mood with the behavioral science of gratitude. From the archive by David DeSteno: Gratitude Helps You Cooperate. Does It Also Make You a Sucker? (Hint: no, you'll be alright)
When I touted the benefits of gratitude, I had a worry lurking in the back of my mind that I couldn’t shake. Was I setting people up to be suckers?
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