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Exercise Blog Series, Part 3: Exercise as if Your Mind Depends on It
Part 3 of a Series By: Michelle Zong, Jamie Foehl and Zachary Zenko, PhD Exercise has been called a “polypill” (3) because of its plethora of benefits4. This is the third post in…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Health Management, Exercise / AUGUST 28 2017
Mugs with Names and Public Shame
By: Maura Farver Here at CAH, we have lovely perks including copious supplies of caffeine, a granola breakfast bar, and Friday happy hours. In our casual office space, it’s not unusual to take…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / JULY 12 2017
Leveraging Behavioral Economics for Better Startup Solutions
This is the fifth and final installment in a five-part series on the CAH’s Startup Lab, our academic incubator program for health and finance tech startups. Don’t miss your chance! Startup Lab applications are only…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Startup Lab / JUNE 28 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…