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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Tag: Human behavior

From concrete to community: How synthetic data can make urban digital...

Wei Zhai, University of Texas at Arlington When city leaders talk about making a town “smart,” they’re usually talking...

What social robots can teach America’s students

Gerald K. LeTendre, Penn State How would you feel if your child were being tutored by a robot?

Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward...

Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut and Marlene B. Schwartz, University of Connecticut Food banks and pantries across the U.S....

Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors...

Randy P. Juhl, University of Pittsburgh Why do we do things that are bad for us – or not do things that are good for...

Think twice before shouting your virtues online – moral grandstanding is...

Joshua B. Grubbs, Bowling Green State University In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree...

Think twice before shouting your virtues online – moral grandstanding is...

Joshua B. Grubbs, Bowling Green State University In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree...

How to use habit science to help you keep your New...

Wendy Wood, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences More than 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions have...

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...

EXPLORING NATURE

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...

Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma