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By the Power of Default
Using Behavioral Economics to Change Behavior This post originally appeared on the Envolve People Care Blog. Have you ever wondered why, when you open your phone to search a query, Google is the engine…
Health, Health Management, Medical Decision-Making / MARCH 22 2018
Here’s Why You Need a Vacation
Work can provide us with a sense of meaning and well-being, but sometimes, we just need a break. Without recovery periods our ability to keep performing at high levels diminishes. When employees take more…
Health, Money, Medical Decision-Making / MARCH 21 2018
The Pursuit of Hygge-ness: A Danish Lesson on Happiness
“Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! Because I’m happy…” Though it was released 5 years ago, this song by the musician Pharrell still gets stuck in our heads! But…
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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…
Part 2: The Amorality of Drunk Driving
I want to share with you what appears to me like one of the most ill-advised anti-Drunk Driving campaigns ever created. Ironically, I was walking across the Duke quad on my way to the…