Behavioral Scientist is a non-profit digital magazine that offers readers original, thought-provoking reports from the front lines of behavioral science. Born out of the labs and offices of leading researchers, practitioners, and journalists, our mission is to help our readers make sense of today’s world through a deeper understanding of human behavior.
We publish articles on today’s most pressing social, political, economic, and technological challenges, with a focus on original columns and commentaries from leading academic and applied behavioral scientists and designers. On our site, you will also find reports on developments in the field, summaries of new key findings, interviews with experts, coverage of recently published books, and curated content from across the web—meaning you will be able to find the latest behavioral science research and thought all in one place.
We maintain a strong commitment to smart science and honest journalism while rejecting hype and hyperbole. We aim to build the Behavioral Scientist into the defining source for news and analysis in the field. And we hope to cultivate the field’s community and conscience by bringing together behavioral scientists and the broader public without shying away from key discussions and debates.
Behavioral Scientist is an editorially-independent magazine, whose mission is financially supported by our reader membership program, individual donations, grants, and a consortium of behavioral science organizations, listed below.
Partners
Organizational partners believe in the Behavioral Scientist’s mission to help people make sense of today’s world through a deeper understanding of human behavior.
In addition to direct funding, organizational partners and donors also support Behavioral Scientist through in-kind contributions (e.g. the use of products and services that help offset operating expenses).
Organizational partners do not play a role in the editorial decisions of the magazine. When partners, either individual or representatives of organizations, are named in our stories, we disclose them on those pages.
Founding Partners
Founding partners have provided financial and in-kind support since the launch of Behavioral Scientist in 2017.
Legacy Partners
Legacy partners have provided financial support for Behavioral Scientist since 2020.
Organizational Supporters
Organizational Supporters have provided financial support for Behavioral Scientist since 2026.
- El-Erian Institute of Behavioural Economics and Policy, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (Link)
Previous Support
- Association for Psychological Science
- The Center for Decision Research, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago (The center provided funding from 2017-2020 to help launch the Behavioral Scientist.)
- Character Lab
- The Convergent Behavioral Scientist Initiative, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
- John Templeton Foundation
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