Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Tracing the Story of Psychological Targeting on Social Media
A rigorous assessment of whether psychological targeting on social media can influence our behavior has remained elusive. Until recently.
April 10th, 2023
politics
March 06th, 2023
The Art and Science of Arguing: A Conversation with Mehdi Hasan
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.
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.
August 24th, 2022
Revising America’s Immigration Myths, Past and Present
To better understand immigration to the U.S., we need to distinguish nostalgia from reality. Our data helps us do just that.
February 14th, 2022
Navigating No-Win Decision-Making with Baruch Fischhoff
What goes into decision-making when there is no immediate good outcome?
December 01st, 2021
Research Lead: Mistaking Google’s Knowledge for Your Own, Oversimplifying Effects of Tech, Scientists ‘Donate’ a lot of Time to Journal Publishers, 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 November 2021.
June 14th, 2021
Special Collection: Examining the Intersection of Behavioral Science and Advocacy
What is the role of scientists in a changing world—should they be impartial investigators, active advocates, something in between?
Toxic Polarization Feeds on Simplicity. Peter Coleman Offers Complexity as a Way Out
Peter Coleman illuminates how we can break the cycle of mutual contempt and why the political divides that seem so intractable do not have to be.
April 26th, 2021
Research Lead: An Unexpected Sense of Culpability, Sifting Through Positive Reviews, Social Tipping Points, 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 April 2021.
April 05th, 2021
To Reduce Political Hostility, Civility Goes Further Than Compromise
New research suggests that political leaders don’t always have to cede political ground when trying to reduce animosity between the parties.
