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Easier Read Than Done: Knowledge Alone Isn’t Enough to Change Behavior
This post initially appeared on the Envolve Blog. How many fruits and vegetables should you eat every day for better health? Many public health food campaigns hinge on providing information to help people make better…
Health, Health Management, Eating / AUGUST 29 2018
Using Social Norms to Increase Donations
Research conducted with: Ting Jiang, Judd B. Kessler, Greg Segal, Dan Ariely If you are like most people, there is a good chance your behavior is based on what you think others are doing….
Stopping Disease Outbreaks in 4 Steps, Lessons from a Former Disease Detective
This post was written by Thomas Breuer, MD, MSc, and originally published on LinkedIn. Twenty years ago, the city of Alpine, Wyoming had an E.colioutbreak that made 61 people ill, sent 19 to the hospital, and left…
Health, Health Management, Medical Decision-Making / APRIL 20 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…