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Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

By Gleb Tsipursky | Published: May 18, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently acknowledged his company’s responsibility in helping create the enormous amount of fake news that plagued the 2016 election – after earlier denials. Yet he offered no concrete details on what Facebook could do about it. Fortunately, there’s a way to fight fake news that already exists and has behavioral science on its side: the Pro-Truth Pledge project.

Posted in News, Research, Research Ethics | Also tagged Facebook, Fake News | Leave a comment

‘Nudging’: What Works and Why (Not)?

By Ben Newell | Published: June 5, 2014

A single nudge may be enough to cause a single action, but is a sing;e type of nudge sufficient to base a new policy on? Shouldn't we know that before instituting that new policy?

Posted in Impact, Research | Also tagged Nudge | Leave a comment

Drinking For Free at the Behavioral Insights Conference

By Mike Pottenger | Published: June 4, 2014

Here's a very 'meta' experiment for you: What behavioral insights can you gather at a global behavioral insights conference?

Posted in International Debate | Also tagged Behavioral economics, Nudge | Leave a comment

The Promise and Perils of the Public ‘Nudge’

By Nicholas Biddle and Katherine Curchin | Published: May 6, 2014

While there are ample perspective benefits to behavioral nudges in the creation of public policy, make sure the nudges are designed for real people and not some rational superbeing.

Posted in Public Policy | Also tagged Nudge Unit, The Conversation | Leave a comment

Money Degrades Our Ability to Empathize

By Pacific-Standard Magazine | Published: November 8, 2012

New research finds that offering people money makes them less likely to correctly infer another person’s emotional state.

Health, Engineering, and National Security Experts laud Life-Saving Impact of Social Sciences

By SAGE | Published: October 18, 2012

A group of scholars and experts who are not traditionally associated with the social sciences were found in one location discussing the important accomplishments of social and behavioral scientists.

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Behavioral Science Can Be Used to Win War with Fake News

‘Nudging’: What Works and Why (Not)?

Drinking For Free at the Behavioral Insights Conference

The Promise and Perils of the Public ‘Nudge’

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