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.
April 02nd, 2019
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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?
What if You Could Vote for President Like You Rate Uber Drivers?
Standard remedies to improve turnout focus on making it easier but not on making it more desirable to vote. That can change by giving people more ways to express themselves when voting.
January 17th, 2019
Tight and Loose Cultures: A Conversation with Michele Gelfand
Life can look quite different when a culture’s enforcement of norms is tight or loose.
November 06th, 2018
What Voting and Flu Shots Have in Common
Most of us agree that voting and getting a flu shot are good and important. Despite that, most of us don’t do them.
June 13th, 2018
Democracy From the Sidelines: How U.S. Politics Became a Spectator Sport
The framers of the U.S. Constitution envisioned that political power would favor states and municipalities. Why is the reality so profoundly different?
May 16th, 2018
When We Don’t Find Lying Immoral
The political events of the last few years haven’t exactly put truth and politics on better terms.
May 14th, 2018
Call for Articles: “Nudge Turns 10” – A Special Issue on Behavioral Science in Public Policy
It’s been 10 years since Thaler and Sunstein published “Nudge”—the right time, we think, for a look back at how far we’ve come, and where we could go.
April 23rd, 2018
What’s True, and Fake, About the Facebook Effect
Is Facebook responsible for what people think and feel about politics?
March 20th, 2018
How to Increase (and Sustain) Political Engagement
How can we sustain political engagement over a lifetime?
