Tag: Nudge theory
Just in time for back-to-school shopping: How retailers can alter customer...
Christopher Faires, Iowa State University and Robert Overstreet, Iowa State University
Back-to-school sales are underway, and people across the...
Medicaid coverage is expiring for millions of Americans – but there’s...
Mark Shepard, Harvard Kennedy School
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
Here’s how you can be nudged to eat healthier, recycle and...
José Antonio Rosa, Iowa State University
Every day, you make important choices – about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk, whether...
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...
Gift-giving taboos that aren’t as bad as you think
Mary Steffel, Northeastern University and Elanor Williams, University of California, San Diego
There are many social norms that dictate gift-giving, including when, how and what...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
