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Why DEI is a Must-Do
Author: Shanta Ricks Editors: Jenna Clark, Judson Bonick & Shaye-Ann Hopkins What is DEI? “Diversity,” “Equity,” and “Inclusion” (DEI) have been popular buzzwords within many businesses and organizations for the past few years….
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / OCTOBER 31 2022
Black History Month Spotlight: Kiana Bess
As we’ve celebrated Black History Month, we’ve shed light onto historical Black figures who made significant contributions to behavioral science. However, we should not only think about historical figures, but those in the present…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / FEBRUARY 28 2022
Black History Month Spotlight: Linda Datcher Loury
In the third week of celebrating historical black scholars for Black History Month, we will share the story of one of the key pioneers of the field of social economics: Linda Datcher Loury. Loury’s…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology / FEBRUARY 18 2022
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Digital Health’s Secret Weapon: Behavioral Science
By Aline Holzwarth Article originally appeared in HealthTech magazine. Read the full article here. With the ubiquity of smartphones, and the fact that everyone (including your grandma) carries their devices with them everywhere, we also carry…
The Mbrella Calendar: Helping Kenyan Families Track Their Savings for Health Insurance
Mbrella is a charitable organization devoted to helping impoverished Kenyan families buy health insurance. Mbrella connects donors with Kenyan mothers and employs a number of behavioral interventions meant to help the mother gain enough…
Make plans, not resolutions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping…
Help us improve email
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…