The Blame Game: How Outcome Bias Fools NBA Coaches (and Their Bosses)
Buzzer-beating shots lead to heartbreak and the desire to blame someone for the loss. The real culprit may be that luck follows a bell curve.
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Gridiron Grit: Angela Duckworth on Excelling in the NFL and Beyond
What does it take to make it in the NFL? We sat down with Angela Duckworth to understand more about grit and what she learned from working with Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks.
Podcasts We’re Listening to Right Now
A list of the behavioral science podcasts we’re listening to this summer.
What Does It Mean to Be a Patriot?
Imagine you got up one morning and went through your normal routine—as you crack open the newspaper, you are met with an alarming headline: The Statue of Liberty Has Been Attacked.
Gambling on the Dark Side of Nudges
If the maxim of nudges is “Keep it simple,” it has a counterpart for self-interested choice architects: Make it complex.
More than a Game: What Sports Can Teach Us About Morality, Consciousness, and World Peace
On a winter day in 2013, it was so cold at Lambeau field, home of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, that the stadium’s beer and soda machines froze.