The Blame Game: How Outcome Bias Fools NBA Coaches (and Their Bosses)
Buzzer-beating shots lead to heartbreak and the desire to blame someone for the loss. The real culprit may be that luck follows a bell curve.
November 17th, 2017
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July 12th, 2017
A Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell: Revisiting Brown v. Board
Was the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board based too much on the psychological harm that segregation caused and not enough on the structural inequality that continues to this day?
June 07th, 2017
Overcoming the Biases That Come Between Us
It is vital for us to try harder and try smarter to understand others—especially these days.
May 24th, 2017
How Behavioral Science Can Be Good for Business
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May 22nd, 2017
The Brains Behind Behavioral Science
A friend of mine shared this simple thought: “My ultimate goal is to change people’s behavior. Behavior change techniques are powerful enough tools. I do not need to know what the brain does.”
June 14th, 2016
People Favor Naturals Over Strivers—Even Though They Say Otherwise
Our society is deeply conflicted about the source of excellence. On one hand, we are fascinated with child prodigies. On the other hand, we love a good “overcoming adversity” story.
May 03rd, 2016
How Can Organizations Promote Gender Equality? Iris Bohnet on ‘What Works’
Today, women comprise only 25 percent of the STEM workforce, 4 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, and earn 79 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to an average income difference of $10,762 per year. The numbers tell the story—gender inequality is still a pervasive problem in the U.S.
March 08th, 2016
The Paradoxes of Creativity: Sensitive Rockers, Mindful Daydreamers, and Celebrated Outcasts
In their new book, Wired to Create, psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman and author Carolyn Gregoire explore the contradictions of creativity. Creativity is never one thing or another, they find. It isn’t clean, it’s messy.
February 22nd, 2016
The Bias Against Creativity
As Asimov declared in his famous 1959 essay on creativity and idea generation, “The world in general disapproves of creativity.”
September 03rd, 2014
Why Governor Nixon has to remove prosecutor from Michael Brown Case
We are a long way from knowing precisely what happened in Ferguson, two weeks ago, but one thing is clear: The town’s name has become yet another synonym for the chasm of experience dividing white and black America.
