Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2024
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2024.
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2024.
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.
Recognizing that civic engagement tends to fizzle over time, we developed the Civic Action Time Capsule, a tool that enables people to capture and share their civic motivation at its peak with their future selves.
Attempts to improve governance in the world’s most troubled states have failed because they’ve been based on the rational design of formal institutions rather than the behavioral logic of the individuals that work inside them.
The summer book list is a chance to peruse a collection of the most compelling behavioral science books published so far this year.
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.
A rigorous assessment of whether psychological targeting on social media can influence our behavior has remained elusive. Until recently.
In his new book, Win Every Argument, Mehdi Hasan lays out his approach to debate and persuasion. Dave Nussbaum sits down with him to learn more.
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.
To better understand immigration to the U.S., we need to distinguish nostalgia from reality. Our data helps us do just that.