Early in her career, psychologist Wendy Wood noticed a trend: many of her colleagues struggled to get things done. Intelligence, talent, and motivation didn’t seem to matter. She set out to discover why.
We pay dearly for our misbeliefs—with health, well-being, and opportunity.
A mandatory waiting period before buying a handgun actually enjoys widespread support. What’s more, behavioral science backs it up too.
Five articles for your reading pleasure, on topics including the banality of the phrase banality of evil, why office snacks are an issue, how to quantify awe, and more.
Failing to communicate about toilet sanitation has real implications for health and safety, especially for the millions of people in developing cities where a lack of infrastructure means toilets are often unclean and unsafe.
A new study explores whether using behavioral principles to distribute a basic income can more effectively combat child poverty.
We’ve been here before. What are the consequences of imbuing brains with a special mystique?
Cities around the world share common design features. Some of these can be traced back to one designer—and his behavioral scientist wife.
Everyone knows that texting and driving is a terrible idea, but few understand why.
Seemingly overnight, the University of Pennsylvania health system went from prescribing 75 percent generic medications to 98 percent. What changed?
