Early Edutainment: The Behavioral Scientist’s Guide to Fairy Tales
Fairy tales exemplify behavioral science in action (even if it’s unintentional), illustrating the power stories have to influence our thoughts and behavior.
January 24th, 2019
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January 17th, 2019
Why Behavioral Scientists Need to Think Harder About the Future
Thinking carefully and creatively about the distant future can sharpen our thinking about the present, even if what we imagine never comes to pass.
December 04th, 2018
A Tale of Two Systems: 19th Century Behavioral Insights From Poe, Austen, and Dickens
Literature can open up a wider range of examples that illustrate core behavioral science principles.
November 27th, 2018
A Tale of Two Systems: What Can Behavioral Science Learn From Literature?
Behavioral scientists take pride in the interdisciplinary nature of our research, yet we rarely draw on accounts of human nature generated outside of the social sciences.
