Tag: Behavioral Science
Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an...
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...
You can’t characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of...
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...
Why your brain never runs out of problems to find
David Levari, Harvard University
Why do many problems in life seem to stubbornly stick around, no matter how hard people work to fix them? It...
‘Default’ choices have big impact, but how to make sure they’re...
Mary Steffel, Northeastern University; Elanor Williams, Indiana University, Bloomington , and Ruth Pogacar, University of Cincinnati
Lawmakers in Texas just introduced a...
Can Trump resist the power of behavioral science’s dark side?
Jon M Jachimowicz, Columbia University
More than two dozen governments, including the U.S., now have a team of behavioral scientists tasked with trying to improve...
Does being wealthy make you more charitable?
Ashley Whillans, University of British Columbia
Each year, the average American family donates approximately 3.4 percent of its discretionary income to charity. Most of these...
Why President-elect Trump doesn’t think he has a conflict of interest...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
President-elect Trump will face an array of conflicts of interest when he takes office. These conflicts are not minor...
EXPLORING NATURE
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun...
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan and Ward B. (Chip) Manchester, University of Michigan
Weather forecasting is a powerful tool....
