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    24 Jul 2017

    We're striving to make valuable insights gathered from behavioral science accessible & useful to society every day.

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    Dec 13

    We can reduce gun deaths without taking guns away from anyone. This is evidence-based policy that is supported by a majority of Republicans AND a majority of Democrats...

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    Dec 19

    Editors’ Picks for 2018: Captivating Behavioral Science Pieces via

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    Dec 20

    A Fresh Approach to Understanding Sexual Assault: Interesting insights from the university environment.

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    Dec 20

    A cracking top-10 of behavioural articles of 2018 from (and rather chuffed to find one by yours truly in it)

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    Dec 19

    Some exceptional and thoughtful columns this year —> Most Popular Articles of 2018 via

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  7. Dec 19

    Our final Email Edition for 2018 is here -

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    Editor's Picks: Some of our favorite behavioral science reads from 2018 , featuring , , , , , ,

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    Most Popular Articles of 2018: Here are the 10 pieces that readers like you read most often

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    Dec 14

    Why just a small amount of friction in the process of purchasing a gun—a mere few days’ delay—could save many lives (and should be introduced)—by & co, via

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    A mandatory waiting period before buying a handgun actually enjoys widespread support. What’s more, behavioral science backs it up too.

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    Although simple heuristics often yield “biased” decisions, they can deliver a better answers. What might this mean for today’s complex algorithms?

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    Dec 12

    On Gigerenzer, K&T, and simple heuristics that make algorithms smart

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    Dec 12

    Inserting a behaviorally informed delay in the gun-buying process has the potential to reduce , w/o restricting anyone's right to own a gun. new piece by & Christopher Poliquin in

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    The Behavioral Case for Handgun Waiting Periods by , , and Christopher Poliquin

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    Simple Heuristics That Make Algorithms Smart by

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    Dec 8

    The $2 Million Urinal: Why Hard Work Doesn’t Cut It via

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    Dec 7

    Neither Edgar Allan Poe, nor Jane Austen, nor Charles Dickens were behavioural economists. But they were fine observers and describes of people’s behaviour— and in this week’s :

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    What Straight-A Students Get Wrong by ⁦⁩ via

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    Literature can open up a wider range of examples that illustrate core behavioral science principles. We find confirmation bias, the mere-exposure effect, and mental accounting in the works of some of the greatest 19th century authors.

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    Dec 7

    Noam Chomsky Announces Las Vegas Residency

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