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Irrational Game Aims to Steer Consumers Toward Rational Choices
The New York Times: In his 2008 best-selling book, “Predictably Irrational,” Dan Ariely, a Duke University professor of psychology and behavioral economics, proposed the idea of a “self-control credit card.” In theory, this card would
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The Key to Political Persuasion
The New York Times: IN business, everyone knows that if you want to persuade people to make a deal with you, you have to focus on what they value, not what you do. If you’re
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How the science of human behavior is beginning to reshape the US government
The Conversation: Back in September, President Barack Obama signed an executive order that marked a major turning point in the role that behavioral science plays in helping the federal government achieve policy goals. The order
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Why Christmas Creep Turns Holiday Shoppers into Grinches
TIME: We’re a nation divided, with each side judging the other harshly, unable to empathize with the counterpart’s point of view. And with each sure that their side’s own values, methods and motives are more
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World Bank Puts Psychological Science on World Stage
Psychological science is making a big splash in world of international development. This month the World Bank announced a new initiative intended to bring insights from behavioral science directly to the forefront of international development.
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De Dreu Receives Hendrik Muller Prize
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences will award the €25,000 Dr. Hendrik Muller Prize for Behavioral and Social Sciences to APS Fellow Carsten De Dreu during a December 14 ceremony. De Dreu is
