Julian Hazell

One reason why charitable donations sometimes do not make progress on important social problems is because cognitive biases drive many of our donation decisions.

Volunteering is often thought as the ultimate act of altruism. Yet there is some evidence that volunteering has many benefits for the mental and physical health of the person who is volunteering their time and energy.

Supermarkets use smart techniques to steer our shopping behavior. What if we used these same techniques to nudge consumers toward healthy and sustainable food options?

Due to its many uses, artificial intelligence (AI) has recently skyrocketed in popularity. However, problematic uses of AI can cause bad outcomes: If we program machines to optimize for results that conform to our normative views and goals, they might do just that.

Learn more about Prof. Michał Klincewicz's work on using video games to explore moral cognition and stimulate moral insight, as well as his use of machine learning to spot conspiratorial online videos.

Is sharing actually eco-friendly? Do we consume less when we share? We spoke with two behavioral scientists at ING to find out.

Without heuristics, the brain would have a tough time solving even the simplest of problems. Check out this perspective piece to learn more about what heuristics do, why they exist, and how they apply in the real world.

The intersection of digital health solutions and behavioral science can have a significant impact on the adherence rate of treatment programs. The Decision Lab reached out to Dr. Erez Yoeli of MIT to learn more about his work on a project involving digital health tools for Tuberculosis (TB) patients and the future direction of similar areas of research in behavioral science.

How does one break into the field of applied behavioral science? This perspective piece explains what applied behavioral scientists actually do on a daily basis among other discussion points related to entering the industry.