Most Read Articles of 2022
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
December 21st, 2022
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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.
January 25th, 2021
Research Lead: Political Civility, Not Compromise, the Pandemic and Human Nature, Setting Better Resolutions, and More
The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around the behavioral sciences. Here are our picks for December 2020 and January 2021.
June 01st, 2020
We Have a Rare Opportunity to Create a Stronger, More Equitable Society
If things return to the way they were, we will have failed.
February 10th, 2020
The Mother of All Cognitive Illusions
It’s little wonder that people would believe that higher taxes would make them feel bad. But this is a cognitive error, pure and simple.
October 07th, 2019
The Cognitive Science of Political Thought: Practical Takeaways for Political Discourse
In extraordinary times there is speculation to match. But what does science actually tell us about this political moment?
April 16th, 2019
Defaults Are Not the Same by Default
A new meta-analysis reveals when and where one of behavioral science’s most successful nudges works best (or not at all).
Work Requirements Are (Socially) Toxic Sludge
Work requirements for anti-poverty programs don’t encourage work. Instead, their principal effect is stripping people of the benefits they rely on to survive.
April 02nd, 2019
How Misinformation Can Spread Among Scientists
In the mid-19th century, Ignaz Semmelweis knew hand-washing could save lives. But he didn’t know a strong social network could thwart good evidence.
When the Nerves of Knowledge Send False Signals: A Conversation on Our Age of Misinformation
How do false beliefs spread, and what are the consequences?
