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Breaking the Status Quo: Women who changed Science
(Image Credit: WABE.org) As March comes to close, we feel like it is appropriate to look back at Women’s History Month by celebrating influential women in the social sciences. It started in 1978 as…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health / MARCH 30 2020
2019 Hindsight Awards
First Annual Hindsight Awards: The Best in Behavioral Science Announcing the first annual Hindsight Awards, a retrospective review of favorites in behavioral science from the perspective of researchers at the Center for Advanced Hindsight….
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / JANUARY 28 2020
Making a doctor’s appointment should be easy. (It isn’t.)
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth I recently had a friction-filled experience when I tried to make an appointment for a routine physical exam. It’s been a while since…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Health Management / MARCH 5 2019
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Why It’s So Hard to Control Diabetes and What You Can Do to Help
This post originally appeared on the Envolve PeopleCare blog St. Louis, MO (March 6, 2018) – More than 30 million people in the United States are living with diabetes. Unlike some chronic diseases, managing diabetes is extremely complex. Successful…
Here’s Why You Need a Vacation
Work can provide us with a sense of meaning and well-being, but sometimes, we just need a break. Without recovery periods our ability to keep performing at high levels diminishes. When employees take more…
Common Cents Names New Class to Advance Financial Health Using Behavioral Science
2018 partners will create behavioral interventions with Common Cents Lab to improve financial decision-making for low- to moderate-income people in America San Francisco, CA and Durham, NC – March 1, 2018 – Common Cents…
Two Compelling Reasons (Among Many) to Get a Flu Shot This Year
Be a little selfish and treat yourself to a vaccination If your office is like ours, someone is out with the flu. And yet, we all got vaccinated! We diligently trooped downstairs, rolled up…