Copy Ourselves Out of Existence? A Conversation on Decision-Making in the Age of Social Influence
No one quite knows how a local radio station in Texas managed to have one of the most popular posts on Facebook.
May 21st, 2019
decision making
May 14th, 2019
Making the Social Leap: A Conversation on How Our Psychology Evolved
How we conceive of behaviors like self-control, overconfidence, and happiness today bears little resemblance to their evolutionary origins, argues psychologist William von Hippel.
February 11th, 2019
Your (Future) Car’s Moral Compass
As self-driving technology booms, cars are already making choices with moral implications. How do you program for an ethics that we can all agree on?
December 12th, 2018
Simple Heuristics That Make Algorithms Smart
Although simple heuristics often yield “biased” decisions, they can deliver a better answers. What might this mean for today’s complex algorithms?
October 01st, 2018
It Isn’t a Replication Crisis. It’s a Replication Opportunity
The marketing world demonstrates how a failure to replicate opens new windows into human behavior.
August 07th, 2018
Most Popular Articles of 2018 (So Far)
What stories have readers enjoyed and shared the most in 2018?
July 10th, 2018
Stop Playing Devil’s Advocate, and Other Advice for Better Decision Making
A conversation with Charlan Nemeth about how we stand to benefit from dissent.
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.
May 22nd, 2018
Want to Debias Hiring? Change What Hiring Managers Focus On
Research on the “decoy effect” reveals one way bias sneaks into hiring decisions. It also suggests a solution.
