The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for July and August 2021.
Loose cultures prize individual liberty. This trait works well until society-wide threats—like COVID—arise. Here’s how loose societies can maximize liberty and safety in the face of a future crisis.
The prevailing public and media narrative about social media has often focused on the negatives. Yet social media platforms have proved crucial during India’s COVID-19 crisis. Here’s how we can make sense of it all.
What a new meta-analysis shows about the ways video and in-person instruction influence student learning.
People tend to see “natural” as a cue for “safe.” This fallacy is a component of vaccine resistance—but we may be able to flip this inclination to encourage uptake.
We lost time—and probably lives—because of the assumption that health interventions like mask wearing encourage recklessness. It’s time we put this assumption to rest.
What do we know about vaccine uptake, how political identity and polarization have impacted public health, and what we can expect in 2021? A recap from our event with behavioral scientists Katy Milkman and Jay Van Bavel.
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for December 2020 and January 2021.
Side effects to the COVID-19 vaccine may deter millions of Americans from getting immunized, but those side effects are actually a sign the vaccine is working. Here’s how we can realign public perception and boost uptake.
Join us for a conversation about the science of behavior change—from public health tools to slow the pandemic to keeping New Year’s resolutions.
