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People use cognitive shortcuts to make choices that sometimes have outcomes that don’t serve their own interests or preferences. But to call these choices irrational might be missing the big picture.
Behavioural science explains why and how misinformation works. Understanding some of that science can empower all of us to stop its spread.
There is a trade-off between the level of personalisation we want, and the amount of data we are willing to give.
Guiding people towards healthy choices can avoid more restrictive measures down the line.
AI-driven hyper-personalised health nudges could be the next big thing – but they ignore the real factors behind chronic health problems
Nudge theory is used in many sectors but can be particularly helpful in getting people to actively engage in decisions affecting their savings and investments.
After six weeks of measuring their food waste, surveyed households found it easier to cut down.
Remembering his immense contributions to psychology and economics.
Retail stores in Boulder, Colo., banned plastic bags and will charge 10 cents for paper bags in an effort to reduce plastic waste. But do bans and taxes like this really work?
You’re a bee, and your favourite flower is out of nectar. What do you do?
The idea of gently tweaking our behaviour still makes political sense.
Returns cost companies billions of dollars in lost sales. They also generate emissions and packaging waste. Two logistics experts offer some tips from psychology for more sustainable returns.
Fewer and fewer people believe man-made climate change is a hoax.
Instead of simply applauding nudges, journalists should critically assess when and why governments use this tool.
Evidence from Massachusetts suggests that a multistep process discourages enrollment. The findings could help policymakers stave off a sharp decline in coverage when COVID-19 policies change.
The merits of ‘nudging’ have become. entangled in the ideological war over pandemic responses.
The behavioural technique may not be dead just quite yet.
How can we help pregnant women quit smoking, for their health and that of their unborn child, when substitutes and other methods seem less effective during this period?
Research shows people want government to restrict excess consumption through regulations, not just to rely on citizens to make better choices.
Top contributors
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor of Policy Impact, University of Leeds
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Professor of Behavioural Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
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Business Ethics Lecturer, Cardiff University
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University Professor, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor in Economics, RMIT University
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Research fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Emeritus Professor of Marketing, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
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PhD Candidate in Management, Columbia University
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PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate, SAFE SEAS, University of Bristol
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BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University, Monash University
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Teaching Fellow, Strategic Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Australian National University