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The Behavioral Ploys Your Internet Providers Use When You Negotiate Your Bills
Recently we invited four people to come into our office to negotiate their internet bills. Everyone who called managed to save at least $10 either through negotiating a lower rate, reducing their fees, or…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Common Cents Lab / JUNE 14 2017
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This is the second installment in a five-part series on the CAH’s Startup Lab, our academic incubator program for health and finance tech startups. We’re demystifying why and how a behavioral economics research center…
Exercise Blog Series, Part 2: Feeling Depressed? Ask your doctor about exercise.
Part 2 of a Series By: Jamie Foehl and Zachary Zenko, PhD You’re probably familiar with the notion that exercise might help with depression. Maybe you’ve seen an article or headline that starts…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Health, Health Management, Exercise / JUNE 8 2017
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Dear friends, In thinking about how to improve email (something that gives us both joy and stress), I’d like to ask for your help. I’m trying to understand how people use email and what…
Cheat Codes: Calling all Artists
Artists from around the world are invited to attend a discussion about behavioral economics, dishonesty and cheating at the Center for Advanced Hindsight on October 25 at 7:30 PM EST. (Artists who do not…
Partisans Don’t Know How the Middle Feels
Ten minutes into the Presidential debate, my democratic friends were sure it was a failure. They tweeted, “Nothing he is saying is making me feel anything.” A lot of Democrats have walked away from…