How Algorithms Can Fight Bias Instead of Entrench It
The algorithms we implement could become tools to help tackle deep-seated societal biases, such as notorious racial and gender biases.
Behavioral Design
Building Trust to Face the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developing Countries
Developing countries have faced hard challenges in confronting coronavirus. Lacking trust in government could help explain why.
The Benefits of Statistical Noise
Statistical noise is nearly universally considered an impediment to sound decision-making. But what seems like noise to those shaping the rules may actually be critically important to those on the receiving end.
Challenges Facing a COVID-19 Vaccine: A Behavioral Science Perspective
In addition to creating a COVID-19 vaccine, we need a major push to understand how people will react to it. Here are the questions we need to ask now to get ahead of the potential behavioral challenges.
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.
Record Numbers of Americans Recognize Racism as a Problem. What Could the Solution Be Like?
We do not have to wait to fully understand the racism problem before we begin to think about what an authentically inclusive solution could look like.