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Why This New Year’s Will Be Different: How Behavioral Science Can Help You Keep Your Resolution
A version of this post originally appeared on the Envolve Blog. The holiday season is a beloved time across America when we fill our houses with family, friends and laughter, and fill our bellies…
Health, Health Management, Eating, Exercise / DECEMBER 20 2018
Birds of a feather don’t just flock together. They also influence each other’s behavior.
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your beliefs don’t always predict your behavior While it’s true that your beliefs may spur action when you’re particularly passionate about something…
Health, Health Management / NOVEMBER 19 2018
If social media is bringing you down, you’re probably not doing it right.
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Social media is everywhere, and shows no signs of slowing down. There are now more monthly active Facebook users in the world…
Health, Health Management / NOVEMBER 1 2018
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Community Color at the Carrack Modern Art
Our very own Dan Ariely will be hosting an art auction for a local Durham Art Gallery, the Carrack Modern Art, on October 13th as a part of their first annual fundraiser. Community Color is…
The Role of Random in Addressing America’s Savings Problem
America has a savings problem. The most recent U.S. Financial Health Pulse for 2019 found that 47% of people in America do not have enough savings to cover the recommended three months of…
Predicting Game: Global Health Part 3
Think you know human behavior? Are you up for another guessing game on behavioral experiments? In our last post, we told you about a behavioral intervention that our Global Health and Development team developed that…
Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest?
Could Retirement Savings Be a New Form of Political Protest? A few weeks ago I received a text from an old college friend , asking for some interesting financial advice. It read: Her: Hey- do…