Why We’re All Likely Spreading Misinformation, and How to Stop
As the election approaches, it’s essential, and easy, to address this behavioral blind spot.
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Elizabeth Weingarten
Elizabeth Weingarten is the managing editor of the Behavioral Scientist, as well as a senior associate at ideas42. Previously, she was director of the Global Gender Parity Initiative at the think tank New America and senior fellow in its Better Life Lab. She also worked on the editorial staffs of Slate, The Atlantic, and Qatar Today Magazine. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
What Are the Chances? Maria Konnikova’s Unexpected Poker Journey, and What She Learned
A writer and psychologist’s take on what poker can teach us all about human nature.
Why Economics Needs More Black Women
The co-founders of an organization to get more Black women into economics explain how we all lose without their perspectives.
A Portal and a Trap: The Many Ways Coronavirus Will Impact Women
This moment could be a portal into a world where caregiving responsibilities are divided more equally between partners, where we value care work for what it actually is—the backbone of our entire economy.
Who Asks Questions, And What It Tells Us
Does assessing question-asking behavior give us valuable data about women’s empowerment and gender equality? Or does it simply give us one piece of data from a much larger pie?
A Fresh Approach to Understanding Sexual Assault: A Conversation with Betsy Levy Paluck
The stories we tell about sexual assault—the lone, serial predator—oversimplifies the truth and obscures the solution. Betsy Levy Paluck is one of the researchers trying to tell a more accurate story.
Nudge Turns 10: A Q&A With Cass Sunstein
Cass Sunstein is a potent blend of scholar and scientist—an intellectual who is perpetually testing and sharpening his own theories through the collaborative process.
From Pink Milk to Smart Questions, How to Be a Rebel Leader
Why, really, shouldn’t milk be pink? Curiosity and insistence on questioning the status quo are among the qualities that separate the people who can’t wait to get to work from the ones who count the minutes until they can leave.
Improving the Summons Process in New York City
The current system of court summons strains everyone involved. There’s another way to approach the problem.
My Quest to Get My (Hijacked) Brain Back (Audio Story)
Every time I sat down to read—or to do anything that required sustained attention—I found I could only focus on a task for a few minutes. It felt like my brain had changed—for the worse.