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B.E. For Dogs: Halo Effect
B.E. for Dogs is a bi-weekly comic series that will examine concepts in behavioral economics from the perspective of our canine companions. Look out for new comics every other week! The series is created by Matt Trower, Catherine…
BE For Dogs / MARCH 16 2018
B.E. For Dogs: Regret and Counterfactuals
B.E. for Dogs is a bi-weekly comic series that will examine concepts in behavioral economics from the perspective of our canine companions. Look out for new comics every other week! The series is created by Matt Trower, Catherine…
BE For Dogs / FEBRUARY 27 2018
B.E. For Dogs: Affective Forecasting
B.E. for Dogs is a bi-weekly comic series that will examine concepts in behavioral economics from the perspective of our canine companions. Look out for new comics every other week! The series is created by Matt Trower, Catherine…
BE For Dogs / FEBRUARY 8 2018
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The Ultimate Behavioral Science Playlist: Appeal
By Aline Holzwarth Illustrations by Matt Trower We have joined together with other behavioral scientists to compile a playlist of over 5 hours of songs from a diverse range of genres that each, in…
Digit Launches New Tax Feature to Automate Refund Savings
This tax season Digit simplifies saving refunds worth $125 billion SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, 2016 – Digit <https://digit.co>, the popular automated savings tool, in collaboration with CommonCents Lab, the financial decision making lab funded…
Resources to fight racism
By Catherine Berman, Matt Trower & Aline Holzwarth On June 10, 2020, our lab joined the campaign to #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, #Strike4BlackLives, and reinvigorate our collective commitment to anti-racism. In this moment of global uprising,…
Be Happy! The Super Bowl Blackout was a Collectable Experience
Collectable experiences are defined as unique, unusual, novel, or extreme experiences. Instead of viewing the Super Bowl blackout of 2013 as a frustrating experience, view it as a “collectable experience” and you will enjoy…