In just a few years, the world has witnessed major challenges, including the disastrous impact of climate change, political polarization, economic downturns, and violent conflict, as well as a global ...

Behavioral science is an essential area of research that marketers rely on to effectively serve consumers. The work behind behavioral science helps marketers better understand consumer behavior and ...

Total R&D expenditures at American universities topped $117.5 billion in FY 2024. Of that total, universities spent $3.91 billion on social science research (anthropology, economics, political science ...

Growing acceptance of applied behavioral science in public policy and organizational decision-making has resulted in ambitions to go beyond nudging, particularly following developments in new ...

Whatever it is you do for a living, dig down deep enough and it probably comes down to understanding and manipulating human behavior. Design products? You need to understand people’s problems and what ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Fast Company Executive ...

CPA financial planners who understand how psychological factors influence decision-making can better work with clients and operate their practices more effectively. That’s the view of Michael E.

Trying to suddenly stop a habit we know is not helping—or worse, is actively harming us—can be an overwhelming experience for any professional. Many times, what has become habitual for us also happens ...

Basic behavioral and social sciences research is indispensible to the mission of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Not only do psycho-social-biological factors directly affect disease outcomes ...

When you think of behavioral science, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Maybe human behavior, social sciences, psychology...maybe culture? That would all be correct, as there isn’t one ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...