Harvard Professor Under Scrutiny for Alleged Data Fraud
Francesca Gino is under scrutiny for allegedly fabricating data in at least four studies. Here’s what we know and the questions that remain unanswered.
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Brief Takeaways from U.N. Behavioral Science Week
How is the U.N. applying behavioral science in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals?
Four Things I Learned About Behavior Change During a Pandemic from Katy Milkman and Jay Van Bavel
What do we know about vaccine uptake, how political identity and polarization have impacted public health, and what we can expect in 2021? A recap from our event with behavioral scientists Katy Milkman and Jay Van Bavel.
How Immigrants Drive Entrepreneurship and Innovation
New research reveals how immigrants are making the economy hum. Far from taking jobs, immigrants are creating them.
Pursuing the Psychological Building Blocks of Music
Humans are wired to produce and understand music, suggest researchers in an ambitious new study. Despite the evidence, not everyone is likely to be convinced.
Solving the Problem of “Obviousness” with Prediction Platforms
In the fall issue of Public Opinion Quarterly in 1949, sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld pulled one of my favorite social science head fakes of all time.