To Change a Habit, Get Extreme. Progressively.
Starting a new habit is very different from breaking an existing one. If you want to give something up, try this advice.
September 12th, 2019
behavior change
September 09th, 2019
The Mythology of Microdosing Continues to Grow. Can Science Catch Up?
Is the hype around microdosing psychedelics justified? We don’t yet know. So far, citizen science has outpaced rigorous research.
September 03rd, 2019
Busting Misbeliefs to Improve Women’s Well-being
We pay dearly for our misbeliefs—with health, well-being, and opportunity.
August 18th, 2019
“Teddies for Timor” and the Perils of Good Intentions
There’s a strong impulse to send physical goods rather than cash after a disaster. But these unsolicited goods can block more critical aid and often end up in landfills.
August 11th, 2019
Thinking Realistically About Disaster Risk
Most disaster risk assessments make the mistake of treating human behavior as constant over time, and that’s a problem.
One Size Doesn’t Have to Fit All
How to build behavioral interventions for individuals not averages.
May 29th, 2019
Eyes on the Prize: Understanding the Links Between Perception and Motivation
When we tell ourselves we can’t do something, it might just be that we are seeing something as more challenging than it really is.
April 23rd, 2019
Broadening the Nature of Behavioral Design
How might our sense about what we should solve, or even what qualifies as a problem worth solving, be biased by how we think about what we can solve?
January 23rd, 2019
Making Play a Habit
Pediatricians stress the importance of spontaneous play for children. Behavioral scientists understand the power of routine and predictability for busy parents. Where’s the middle ground?
November 20th, 2018
A Fresh Approach to Understanding Sexual Assault: A Conversation with Betsy Levy Paluck
The stories we tell about sexual assault—the lone, serial predator—oversimplifies the truth and obscures the solution. Betsy Levy Paluck is one of the researchers trying to tell a more accurate story.
