Event: 2025 Frontiers Conversation Series
We invite you to a new online conversation series, “Frontiers,” where we’ll host live conversations with people who are pushing the boundaries of behavioral science.
April 21st, 2025
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November 22nd, 2024
So, What It’s Like to Be…? A Year of Conversations about Work
Science is valuable because of its capacity to uncover deeper patterns in what we do. But a focus on trends and tendencies can mask the individuals underneath. That’s why Dan Heath’s ‘What It’s Like to Be…’ is so valuable. Each conversation offers an intimate, n = 1 investigation about how someone spends their day.
November 07th, 2024
A Conversation with Simon Johnson about Technology and Prosperity
We speak with Nobel Prize winner Simon Johnson about the relationship between technological progress and prosperity, including how societies have made these choices in the past and what our decisions about the current wave of AI could mean for our future.
February 26th, 2024
What the Living Wage Leaves Out
The living wage calculator makes no provision for eating in a restaurant, repaying loans, saving for retirement, or taking a vacation. What does go into calculating a living wage? And does the term “living” allow companies to pay people inadequately while appearing generous?
November 14th, 2023
What It’s Like to Be…a Forensic Accountant
Catching embezzling CFOs, sniffing out a corrupt private school headmaster, and sifting through fake invoices with Chris Ekimoff, a forensic accountant at RSM US.
May 08th, 2023
An Extraordinary Story for the U.S. Supreme Court, an Ordinary One for Human Psychology
Even if Justice Clarence Thomas genuinely believes that Harlan Crow’s largess would have no effect on his judicial opinions, our research suggests that he is likely wrong.
February 21st, 2023
To Make Cash Transfers Go Further, Customize for the Context
Cash-transfer programs have already been proven to alleviate poverty. With behaviorally informed customization, their positive impact can go even further.
December 20th, 2022
Behavioral Scientist’s Research Lead Highlights of 2022
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our highlights from 2022.
December 07th, 2022
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2022
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2022.
December 01st, 2022
A New Look at the History of U.S. Immigration: A Conversation with Ran Abramitzky
In their book, Streets of Gold, Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan use big data to trace the stories of immigrants to the United States. Their findings are a call to revise many popular beliefs about U.S. immigration.
