Tag: behavioral science

  • Nation & World

    Catherine Dulac wins Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences

    Catherine Dulac is awarded a 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for her pioneering work identifying the neural circuitry that regulates parenting behavior.

    6 minutes
    Catherine Dulac.
  • Nation & World

    The science of the artificial

    Researchers propose a new field of study — “machine behavior” — to look at artificial intelligence through the lens of biology, economics, psychology, and other behavioral and social sciences.

    6 minutes
    David Parkes.
  • Nation & World

    Unleash your inner rebel

    Harvard Business School Professor Francesca Gino talks about what she learned from the talented rebels she’s worked with during her research over the years, and what they have to teach us about when to break the rules.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The negative side of positive thinking

    “It often seems that partisans believe they are so correct that others will eventually come to see the obviousness of their correctness,” said Todd Rogers of the Harvard Kennedy School about his new research.

    2 minutes
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