Behavioral science is increasingly being applied outside university laboratories to industry settings, making an impact in the real world. I had the opportunity to interview ten leaders paving the ...

Imagine removing a branch of the U.S. government, say the Supreme Court. What are the myriad ways that such an upheaval might reshape people’s lives? Policy makers and researchers probably would want ...

Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." Institute of Medicine. 2000. Bridging Disciplines in the Brain, Behavioral, and Clinical Sciences. Washington, DC: The National ...

This post is Part 1 of a two-part series. The success story of applied behavioral science began with the publication of popular science books more than 15 years ago showing that people make suboptimal ...

Universities play a central role in shaping behavioral science through research training, institutional recognition, and scholarly publishing. Academic awards and honors reflect systems designed to ...

Behavioral Economics is the application of psychology to the field of economics. It describes the role that psychology plays among consumers, employers, and governments, which then impacts markets and ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and transformative effect on many aspects of life. The crisis has also dramatically highlighted ethical challenges not only as they apply to government ...

Recent examples of detrimental uses of AI technology — in particular, around opaque behavior or opinion manipulations — have rightfully raised concerns around the use of machine learning technology in ...