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Why Not Nudge? A Review of Cass Sunstein's Why Nudge
he field mistakenly called “behavioral economics” (mistakenly…
Be Mindwise: Perspective Taking vs. Perspective Getting
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In his new book, Mindwise: How…
Science to SPARQ Change: Stanford's New Psychology Solutions Center
Stanford University’s Social Psychological Answers to Real-world…
To be or not to be? Should Obesity be a disease?
We know that names matter. Many people distrust Obamacare but support the Affordable Care Act. People would rather eat quiche than egg pie. A "Nutrition Assistance Program" sounds more dignified than "food stamps." A "cold snap" sounds almost tropical, or at least tolerable, compared to a "polar vortex." So, it matters that the American Medical Association decided, in June of 2013, to name obesity a disease [...]
Defining Research Integrity for All of Science is the Moral Responsibility of Social Psychology
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Harvard Psychology Professor…
TED All-Stars: Q&A with Barry Schwartz
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warthmore College Psychology…
