How Better Urban Planning Can Improve Gender Equality
In the mid-1990s, public officials in Vienna found something surprising when they studied who was using their public parks.
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#BehavioralValentines: Now With Fewer Hassle Factors
Sending behavioral love to that special someone just go easier with our #BehavioralValentines card generator.
Early Edutainment: The Behavioral Scientist’s Guide to Fairy Tales
Fairy tales exemplify behavioral science in action (even if it’s unintentional), illustrating the power stories have to influence our thoughts and behavior.
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Why Behavioral Scientists Need to Think Harder About the Future
Thinking carefully and creatively about the distant future can sharpen our thinking about the present, even if what we imagine never comes to pass.
The $2 Million Urinal: Why Hard Work Doesn’t Cut It
The art world is a wonderful illustration of the First Law of Success. (Hint: It’s not talent or hard work.)
A Tale of Two Systems: 19th Century Behavioral Insights From Poe, Austen, and Dickens
Literature can open up a wider range of examples that illustrate core behavioral science principles.