Statistical noise is nearly universally considered an impediment to sound decision-making. But what seems like noise to those shaping the rules may actually be critically important to those on the receiving end.
A writer and psychologist’s take on what poker can teach us all about human nature.
We do not have to wait to fully understand the racism problem before we begin to think about what an authentically inclusive solution could look like.
If you find yourself asking what you can do to spark change and help prevent the next George Floyd murder, my advice is: start engaging in positive deviance.
When NPR science reporter Lulu Miller heard about a taxonomist who sewed names directly onto his fish specimens after the 1906 earthquake ruined his collection, her ears perked up.
How a single ten-minute “deep canvassing” conversation can enduringly reduce prejudice.
This #BehavioralValentines, we are psyched to be yours.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences.
Science is set up in a way that systematically penalizes research on females and female-related health issues…but not necessarily for the reasons you think.
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.
