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The Psychology of Riding it Out: Why People Don’t Prepare for Hurricanes
By Brad Swain Why don’t people prepare for natural disasters? They get plenty of media coverage, many are relatively predictable, and the amount of damage they can do is no secret. It seems…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / OCTOBER 27 2017
Give ‘Em The Slip: Using Friction for Savings
By: Maura Farver, Stephanie Tepper, and Matt Trower Millions of Americans operate primarily in a cash economy. These individuals not only carry greater risk in storing their money, but also miss out on the…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Common Cents Lab, Money, Increase Short- and Long-term Savings / OCTOBER 18 2017
Stealing Books
By Maura Farver The Boston Globe recently covered a story about how Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac books were routinely being stolen from Porter Square Books in Cambridge (September 6th, 2017 “Who…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / SEPTEMBER 11 2017
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Help surprise Dan for his 50th birthday
People all over the world will photograph themselves holding a sign with one word, which will be combined into a birthday story sent to Dan Ariely for his 50th birthday, this April 29th If…
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab
Now Accepting Applications for the CAH Startup Lab Dan Ariely’s Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke is now accepting applications for its second cohort of the Startup Lab, which begins October 2016. Health and…
All You Need Is a Little Encouragement from Your Friends
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. My phone buzzes with a text. “Who’s running?” asks my friend Ankoor. ?♀️ replies Eileen; she’s in. I perform a slow mental wince at the…
Saving By Spending
This week, I visited a camera store to order two enlarged prints as a gift. I don’t order photo prints very often; in fact, I’m not sure that I have ever ordered prints aside…