A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: How free is your speech when there’s the potential your government is listening? A recent study by Elizabeth Stoycheff found that knowing the government might be listening is enough for people to censor their posts on the internet, even when they presumably have […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Policymakers and educators are increasingly interested in bringing character development and assessment into the classroom. Some want to go as far as employing character assessments, like the grit scale, to measure and reward school performance. Angela Duckworth, who pioneered the research on grit, […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: In the United States in 2010, Blacks made up 12 percent of the national population, but 38 percent of the prison population. The disproportionate imprisonment of Blacks is not simply due to higher rates of criminal behavior. Racial bias, implicit and explicit, and […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Could Google rig the 2016 election? According to psychologist Robert Epstein, “Google now has the power to flip upwards of 25 percent of the national elections in the world with no one knowing this is occurring.” (Aeon) Image: Google Politics Innocent until proven […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: Gadgets like Fitbit and apps like MyFitnessPal seem to be the perfect way to achieve your fitness goals. Watching every calorie burn and counting every step can only motivate you to keep going, right? Research, noting that these trackers can also act as […]
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles, and resources of note: In the workplace, why do some teams flourish while others flounder? Charles Duhigg explores the social norms that can enhance or damage the collective intelligence of a group, in his article “What Google Learned from its Quest to Build the Perfect Team.” (New […]
