Why We’re All Likely Spreading Misinformation, and How to Stop
As the election approaches, it’s essential, and easy, to address this behavioral blind spot.
As the election approaches, it’s essential, and easy, to address this behavioral blind spot.
We have more free time than ever before, but it’s so sliced and diced that we feel more time poor than ever. Here’s how to notice and overcome the time confetti in your life.
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 September 2020.
No one quite knows how a local radio station in Texas managed to have one of the most popular posts on Facebook.
Could teenagers actually be getting something meaningful and real out of all that texting?
Is Facebook responsible for what people think and feel about politics?
Cyberattacks stem overwhelmingly from basic human error, not coding bugs or chip flaws. Yet user-centered approaches to cybersecurity are routinely treated as an afterthought.
Are people viewed as more virtuous when they publicize their good deeds to others?
If you’re reading this on your computer, you might be listening to music too. Maybe you have the TV on in the background, and your phone is by your side as you wait for an important text.
It happened almost every night around 10 p.m. Some other part of my consciousness would guide my fingers towards other apps as if I was navigating a Ouija board.