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What to Do When Algorithms Rule
Is our reluctance to have our decisions and actions replaced by automated systems warranted?
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Everything Is Timing
We are temporal creatures. We live in a temporal environment—we’re always moving through time. Being awake to those forces can help us work smarter and live better.
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Default to Love: A Collection of Behavioral Valentines
At the Behavioral Scientist, we know nothing says love and romance more than sharing a deep understanding of our behaviors and biases.
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Can “Nudge Units” Help Build Better Health Systems?
Seemingly overnight, the University of Pennsylvania health system went from prescribing 75 percent generic medications to 98 percent. What changed?
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Why Five and Not Eight? How Round Number Bias Can Reduce Your Nest Egg
Our tendency to prefer round numbers has been observed in stock prices, tips in restaurants, and how much gas we put in our cars. Why are we drawn to round numbers?
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We Forget That Everything Is Relative
As H. L. Mencken once said, “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.”
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Was 2017 the Worst Year Ever? It Depends on When You’re Asked
Last year had its good moments, but so many were bad that 2017 was dubbed “The Year of the Dumpster Fire.”
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Sudden-Death Aversion
Seconds left on the clock and a decision to make: Do you kick a field and head to overtime or risk a two-point conversion for the immediate win?
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Redefining Wrong in Poker, Politics, and Beyond
Blaming the oddsmakers or the odds themselves assumes that once something happens, it was bound to have happened and anyone who didn’t see it coming was wrong.
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How and Why Positive Activities Can Make You Happier
Most people want to be happy. It is a desire that transcends age, culture, geographical location, political belief, religion, and life experience.
