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Why the U.S. Government Is Embracing Behavioral Science
Harvard Business Review: For anyone interested in human behavior and decision making, September 15 will likely be a day to remember. On that day, President Obama ordered government agencies to use behavioral science insights to
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Making Government Logical
The New York Times: THERE wasn’t a lot of fanfare, but last week may turn out to be among the most consequential of President Obama’s second term. By executive order, Mr. Obama directed federal agencies
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Obama Administration Elevates Role of Behavioral Science in Government Services
Behavioral science will have an increasingly integral role in the way the US government operates and provides services under a new set of actions by the White House. President Obama signed an executive order September
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First-Rate Science on Symposium Sunday
Changing Behavior for a Changing Climate Climate change is one of the most profound global crises of the 21st century‚ but a large percentage of the world population seems blithe about its implications or even
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How to Go From Evaluation to Inspiration
TIME: We live in a culture saturated with evaluation. In school, we learn to take tests. We take the tests, and depending on the outcome, either feel really smart or really stupid. We then prepare
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Here’s the Best Way to Make Your Exercise Habit Stick
TIME: It’s not always easy to convince yourself to exercise after a long day of work. (Ok, it’s never easy.) But people who consistently manage to do it may be using a simple trick—whether they
