How Cape Town Used Behavioral Science to Beat Its Water Crisis
Changing behavior was the only choice to address the water shortfall and drought that almost turned the taps off in Cape Town.
Commentary
To Solve COVID-19, We Need to See It for What It Is: A Configuration Crisis
We have the necessary raw materials to deal with the pandemic—where we fail is in matching skills and resources to the problems they could fix.
Education Can’t Stop During the Pandemic—and Neither Can School-Based Research
Behavioral research in education is more essential than ever, as students deal with remote learning and a national reckoning with racism.
Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure
We have more free time than ever before, but it’s so sliced and diced that we feel more time poor than ever. Here’s how to notice and overcome the time confetti in your life.
Who Is Doing Applied Behavioral Science? Results from a Global Survey of Behavioral Teams
The results of a global survey of behavioral teams are in. Here’s how behavioral science is being deployed in organizations and governments around the world.
How Focusing on Individual Achievement Favors the Upper Class
The way we assess achievement disadvantages lower class students and workers. Here’s how we can make it more equitable.