Why Being Good-ish Is Better Than Being Good: A Conversation With Dolly Chugh
In her new book, Dolly Chugh explains why it’s essential to act upon your values—and the psychology of how to do it effectively.
September 25th, 2018
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September 10th, 2018
Why Governments Need to Nudge Themselves
Policymakers are also affected by the same cognitive biases that they seek to address in others. Does that mean that their decisions are also flawed?
August 09th, 2018
The Way We Process Risks Can Keep Us in Harm’s Way
In a perfect world, we would respond to risks regardless of when the last disaster hit the country.
August 07th, 2018
Summer Reading: Five Articles Still on Our Minds
Just because your inbox is full of out-of-office replies and everyone else takes a mental vacation doesn’t mean you have to as well.
Most Popular Articles of 2018 (So Far)
What stories have readers enjoyed and shared the most in 2018?
July 31st, 2018
How Soccer’s Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Influences Belief in Human Referees’ Competence
For referees at this year’s FIFA World Cup, getting it right came at a price.
July 24th, 2018
There Is More to Behavioral Economics Than Biases and Fallacies
Is a preoccupation with biases hindering behavioral economics?
July 18th, 2018
What Happens When We Give Everything a Gender
Is your wineglass feminine or masculine? That question sparked research on whether we stereotype or not.
June 26th, 2018
How Performance Evaluations Hurt Gender Equality
Performance evaluations are designed to be meritocratic. Unfortunately, they can exacerbate the very gender inequities they are striving to reduce.
June 11th, 2018
A Behavioral Scientist’s Guide to (Not) Betting on the 2018 World Cup
Fancy a flutter on the World Cup? Here’s the smart way to do it.
