The Case for Handgun Waiting Periods
A mandatory waiting period before buying a handgun actually enjoys widespread support. What’s more, behavioral science backs it up too.
December 12th, 2018
Health
November 27th, 2018
Cam’s Reads: I’m Not Listening…To Me
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.
October 22nd, 2018
“Talking Shit” Pays Off for Landlords and Tenants in Developing Cities
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.
July 03rd, 2018
How Policy Informed by Behavioral Science Can Help Children in Poverty
A new study explores whether using behavioral principles to distribute a basic income can more effectively combat child poverty.
June 19th, 2018
Understanding the Biological Mind
We’ve been here before. What are the consequences of imbuing brains with a special mystique?
June 06th, 2018
The Little-Known Behavioral Scientist Who Has Transformed Cities All Over the World
Cities around the world share common design features. Some of these can be traced back to one designer—and his behavioral scientist wife.
April 03rd, 2018
The Real Reason You Shouldn’t Text While Driving
Everyone knows that texting and driving is a terrible idea, but few understand why.
January 30th, 2018
Can “Nudge Units” Help Build Better Health Systems?
Seemingly overnight, the University of Pennsylvania health system went from prescribing 75 percent generic medications to 98 percent. What changed?
June 21st, 2017
How the Behavioral Immune System Influences Attitudes Toward Immigration
In political rhetoric, individuals from unfamiliar and marginalized groups have often been compared both to vectors of disease and to vermin.
June 24th, 2015
Reality TV and Body Image: The Not So Real World
How real is the Real World? When it comes to breasts and biceps, not at all. Since 1992, the MTV reality show the Real World along with its “docusoap” progenies like The Hills, Laguna Beach, and the Jersey Shore have shown us a world full of lean bodies, large breasts, and chiseled abs.
