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‘Sex addiction’ isn’t a justification for killing, or really an addiction...

Staff Writer - March 21, 2021

Joshua B. Grubbs, Bowling Green State University A 21-year-old white man is alleged to have entered three different spas...

Business

How to convince your loved ones to get the flu shot...

Staff Writer - March 25, 2020

Helen Colby, IUPUI and Meng Li, University of Colorado Denver The best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine. But even so,...

Environment

How to boost recycling: Reward consumers with discounts, deals and social...

Staff Writer - November 29, 2019

Magali (Maggie) Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles You finish that last sip of morning coffee and stare at the empty paper cup in your...

Environment

How to boost recycling: Reward consumers with discounts, deals and social...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2019

Magali (Maggie) Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles You finish that last sip of morning coffee and stare at the empty paper cup in your...

Business

‘I’ll have what she’s having’ – how and why we copy...

Staff Writer - September 7, 2019

Kelly L. Haws, Vanderbilt University; Brent McFerran, Simon Fraser University, and Peggy Liu, University of Pittsburgh Imagine you’re dining out at a casual restaurant with...

Economy

How Uber and other digital platforms could trick us using behavioral...

Staff Writer - May 10, 2019

Abbey Stemler, Indiana University; Joshua E. Perry, Indiana University, and Todd Haugh, Indiana University Uber’s business model is incredibly simple: It’s a platform that facilitates...

Business

Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an...

Staff Writer - December 4, 2018

Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and...

science

You can’t characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2018

Daniel Hruschka, Arizona State University Over the last century, behavioral researchers have revealed the biases and prejudices that shape how people see the world and...