Evan Nesterak is the editor-in-chief at the Behavioral Scientist. In 2013, he co-founded the non-profit psychology news website The Psych Report and in 2016 he helped launch the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative. He also researches youth development in sport and is working with the U.S. Soccer Federation to understand the psychological development of players in their Development Academy. Previously, he researched character development with Angela Duckworth at the University of Pennsylvania. Evan earned his B.A. from Swarthmore College in 2009, where he studied psychology and statistics.
In their book, Streets of Gold, Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan use big data to trace the stories of immigrants to the United States. Their findings are a call to revise many popular beliefs about U.S. immigration.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for October 2022.
A deeper understanding of what algorithms do and how they’re being deployed can save us from the whiplash between reverence and resignation.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for September 2022.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for July 2022.
The summer book list is a chance to peruse a collection of the most compelling behavioral science books published so far this year.
We’ve compiled our favorite writing resources on topics like the mechanics of writing, pitching and writing op-eds, incorporating narratives, the ins and outs of book publishing, and the craft of writing.
We hosted a writing workshop series open to everyone. The series consisted of three, one-hour sessions. You can view the recordings and access the session slides here.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for June 2022.
This May and June, we’re hosting a series of writing workshops open to everyone. Find out more about the sessions and signing up.