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That’s the Trouble with Research Baby, BIT’s Quest for Better Hiring, plus more weekly links
A selection of recent behavioral science news, articles,…
The Behavioral Insights Team 5 Years On: A Conversation with Owain Service
Photo (Adapted): Steven Natusch
udge, nudge, wink wink”…
Executive Order Formally Establishes US 'Nudge Unit’
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n Tuesday President Barack Obama issued an executive order…
Head of White House “Nudge Unit” Maya Shankar Speaks about Newly Formed Social and Behavioral Sciences Team
Last summer, the news broke that the White House was in the process of setting up its own “Nudge Unit,” modeled after the UK’s version, officially called the Behavioral Insights Team (BIT). Public reaction to the news was a mix between hopeful anticipation on the one hand and big-government alarmism on the other [...]
Why Not Nudge? A Review of Cass Sunstein's Why Nudge
he field mistakenly called “behavioral economics” (mistakenly…
UK's Behavioral Insights Team Leaves Government, Launches Joint Venture
The UK’s Behavioral Insight Team will no longer be a section…
