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Why Do We Waste so Much Food?
Cleaning out my refrigerator this week was not pretty. I found moldy leftovers, celery that had lost its snap, and cucumbers starting to liquify. Not only was it gross, but I felt really guilty…
Behavioral Economics & Psychology, Eating / MAY 10 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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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…