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?
April 02nd, 2019
policy
October 01st, 2018
Why College Campuses Need a “Pride and Prejudice” Approach to Inclusion
Students from underrepresented groups are still told, in ways both systemic and subtle, that they don’t belong in higher education. New research suggests that true inclusiveness requires two types of policy.
September 17th, 2018
Lessons in “Nudging” From the Developing World
What impact could behavioral science have when applied across dozens of developing countries with different governments, capacities, and needs?
Applying Behavioral Science Upstream in the Policy Design Process
What do we lose by failing to apply behavioral science earlier in the policy making process?
September 10th, 2018
Why Governments Need to Nudge Themselves
Policymakers are also affected by the same cognitive biases that they seek to address in others. Does that mean that their decisions are also flawed?
Why Governments Should Treat Cybersecurity the Way They Do Infectious Diseases
It is time for governments to rethink the way they support citizens’ cybersecurity.
Helping Parents Follow Through
If parents know how to improve their children’s skills, why don’t they?
September 04th, 2018
Nudge Turns 10: A Special Issue on Behavioral Science in Public Policy
Ten years after “nudge”, we’ll bring you three weeks of articles exploring the intersection of behavioral science and public policy, with one eye toward where we’ve been and the other toward where we’re going.
From Ph.D. to Policy: Facilitating Connections Between Junior Scholars and Policymakers
What can academic institutions and governments do to better support and engage junior scholars?
July 18th, 2018
When Expectations Fail, Keep Testing
Even when policymakers look to past evidence, it’s no guarantee of success.
