Making the Social Leap Bonus: An Evolutionary Metaphor for Leadership Today
Von Hippel puts forth an evolutionary metaphor for two very different types of leadership.
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Making the Social Leap: A Conversation on How Our Psychology Evolved
How we conceive of behaviors like self-control, overconfidence, and happiness today bears little resemblance to their evolutionary origins, argues psychologist William von Hippel.
Broadening the Nature of Behavioral Design
How might our sense about what we should solve, or even what qualifies as a problem worth solving, be biased by how we think about what we can solve?
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Defaults Are Not the Same by Default
A new meta-analysis reveals when and where one of behavioral science’s most successful nudges works best (or not at all).
How Misinformation Can Spread Among Scientists
In the mid-19th century, Ignaz Semmelweis knew hand-washing could save lives. But he didn’t know a strong social network could thwart good evidence.
What’s Wrong with Moral Foundations Theory, and How to get Moral Psychology Right
Moral Foundations Theory has theoretical and empirical weaknesses argues Oliver Scott Curry. He proposes a new theory of morality.