Subtract: Why Getting to Less Can Mean Thinking More
In striving to improve our lives, our work, and our society, we overwhelmingly add, overlooking another powerful option—subtraction.
Commentary
To Reduce Political Hostility, Civility Goes Further Than Compromise
New research suggests that political leaders don’t always have to cede political ground when trying to reduce animosity between the parties.
What Helping Heal Estranged Families Taught Me About How We Might Bridge Our Political Divide
The principles used to help reconcile estranged family members can also be used to help our country come together.
The Future of Nudging Will Be Personal
While a nudge might appear effective because a population benefited on average, at the individual level the story could be different. It’s time nudges got personal.
The Usefulness of Our Delusions
Rather than seek to annihilate self-deception, a better goal would be to think carefully about what it does, and ask ourselves how we can work with it.
“Natural Is Better”: How the Appeal To Nature Fallacy Derails Public Health
People tend to see “natural” as a cue for “safe.” This fallacy is a component of vaccine resistance—but we may be able to flip this inclination to encourage uptake.