The Paradox of Employee Surveillance
Building an ethical workplace means not searching for “bad apples.” Instead, create a different kind of environment.
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#BehavioralValentines: Now With Fewer Hassle Factors
Sending behavioral love to that special someone just go easier with our #BehavioralValentines card generator.
Your (Future) Car’s Moral Compass
As self-driving technology booms, cars are already making choices with moral implications. How do you program for an ethics that we can all agree on?
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The death penalty, an American tradition on the decline
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How Smallpox Devastated the Aztecs – and Helped Spain Conquer an American Civilization 500 Years Ago
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Be an Elegant Simplifier
Good design is transparent.
Ask a Behavioral Scientist: So, You’re Thinking About Getting a Ph.D.
Should you get a Ph.D? We asked four behavioral scientists for their advice.
Are You Hitting Your Limit, or Getting Stronger? The Power of Reinterpreting Mental Effort
Doing the things we know we ought to do often requires effort. So how can we interpret it in a way that will help us persevere?
Early Edutainment: The Behavioral Scientist’s Guide to Fairy Tales
Fairy tales exemplify behavioral science in action (even if it’s unintentional), illustrating the power stories have to influence our thoughts and behavior.
Making Play a Habit
Pediatricians stress the importance of spontaneous play for children. Behavioral scientists understand the power of routine and predictability for busy parents. Where’s the middle ground?
Tight and Loose Cultures: A Conversation with Michele Gelfand
Life can look quite different when a culture’s enforcement of norms is tight or loose.
Why Behavioral Scientists Need to Think Harder About the Future
Thinking carefully and creatively about the distant future can sharpen our thinking about the present, even if what we imagine never comes to pass.
Editors’ Picks for 2018: Captivating Behavioral Science Pieces
Some of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2018.
