What It’s Like to Be…a Hair Stylist
Cutting to accentuate the client’s eyes and ears, plotting to tame Einstein’s hair, and riding the ups and downs of entrepreneurship with Ona Diaz-Santin, a hair stylist from New Jersey.
January 30th, 2024
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December 23rd, 2023
Most Read Articles of 2023
Take a moment to dive into the pieces your fellow behavioral science enthusiasts read most this year.
December 20th, 2023
Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2023
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2023.
June 26th, 2023
How Leaders in Higher Education Can Embed Behavioral Science in Their Institutions
To help higher education fulfill its mission in the near and long term: use behavioral science as a lens, see the system, and build behavioral science into organizations.
June 12th, 2023
The Time Traveling Mistake We Make When We Procrastinate
In thinking about the future in a merely surface level way, we end up traveling to a different future than the one we meant to go to.
June 05th, 2023
Behavioral Scientist’s Summer Book List 2023
The summer book list is a chance to peruse a collection of the most compelling behavioral science books published so far this year.
February 21st, 2023
To Make Cash Transfers Go Further, Customize for the Context
Cash-transfer programs have already been proven to alleviate poverty. With behaviorally informed customization, their positive impact can go even further.
Seeking a Science of Awe: A Conversation with Dacher Keltner
Awe, as in the chill-up-the-spine you might find in a poem, symphony, mountaintop, spiritual experience, or selfless act. In clever and imaginative ways, Keltner has researched what awe is and how it moves us.
February 06th, 2023
Doing Less Is Hard, Especially When We’re Overwhelmed
The more we have on our minds the harder it becomes to do less. But there’s hope.
January 26th, 2023
The Power of the Stora Rör Swimming Association and Other Local Institutions
Economist Elinor Ostrom believed in the power of economics to “bring out the best in humans.” The way to do it, she thought, was to help them build community.
