Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2024
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2024.
December 16th, 2024
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December 07th, 2024
Behavioral Science in a Future Far, Far Away
The history of behavioral science is minuscule relative to its future. As we look ahead, what questions will behavioral scientists be called upon to answer?
November 07th, 2024
A Conversation with Simon Johnson about Technology and Prosperity
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.
September 17th, 2024
Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
There are things we need to deliberately and consciously slow down for our own sanity and for our own productivity. If we don’t ask the question about what those things are, we might get things terribly, terribly wrong.
July 31st, 2024
Can We Create a Pattern Language for Behavioral Design?
Psychologies, especially as represented in lists of biases, point out problems. Developing a pattern language would point us to solutions.
July 24th, 2024
Announcing Techno-Visions: A Summer Book Club by Behavioral Scientist
We’re excited to invite you to join a new book club we’re hosting this summer titled “Techno-Visions.”
June 05th, 2024
Behavioral Scientist’s Summer Book List 2024
The summer book list is a chance to peruse a collection of the most compelling behavioral science books published so far this year.
May 21st, 2024
Understanding Energy Is Essential to Understanding Ourselves: A Q&A with Michael Muthukrishna (Part 2)
The common constraint for all life is the ability to find and use energy, yet we take it for granted, says Michael Muthukrishna. In his new book, he makes the case that energy should be central in how we understand ourselves and how we design our world.
How to Cultivate Taste in the Age of Algorithms
When we turn to algorithms for recommendations instead of asking friends or going down hard-won cultural rabbit holes, what do we give up?
May 15th, 2024
The Challenges of Regulating AI and the Role of Behavioral Science
The versatile, unpredictable, and rapidly evolving nature of AI presents a challenge for regulators tasked with keeping us safe. How can behavioral scientists help?
