Could your environment be the key to success?
Learn about Co-Director @angeladuckworth.bsky.social’s newly announced book Situated–and what it shows about how shaping your environment can help bring out your best–in our April newsletter: bit.ly/4trUdF5
We’re thrilled that our co-director @katymilkman.bsky.social helped organize the event and hope to see you there for a conversation about ensuring behavioral science is trustworthy.
📅 April 23-24: @nationalacademies.org is hosting a virtual 2-day Workshop on Enhancing Scientific Integrity in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Free & open to the public.
Register: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DBA...
Team Scientist podcast roundup:
Cass Sunstein & Laurie Santos on the Happiness Lab https://bit.ly/4sLhzVN
@katymilkman.bsky.social's new season of Choiceology https://bit.ly/4do0I6I
Leslie John on Hidden Brain https://bit.ly/4sJwrno
Steve Levitt on Freakonomics https://bit.ly/47EUVpC
Team Scientist @casssunstein.bsky.social's chapter in the 2026 World Happiness Report on social media discusses the puzzling fact that many would pay to eliminate the use of social media platforms—but won't leave as long as their community keeps using them.
www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2026/soci...
A new paper by Team Scientists @dgrand.bsky.social, @tomcostello.bsky.social and collaborators argues that an underexplored possibility for AI is to generate personalized stimuli for each participant in real time.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New research by Team Scientist Lyle Ungar and collaborators asks: can a highly supportive AI chatbot reduce loneliness better than a human stranger?
Over 2 weeks, chatting with a human peer significantly reduced loneliness, while chatting with the AI did not.
Read more: bit.ly/40ZtJOz
New research by Team Scientist Sandra Matz finds that female governors who emphasized action over caution in COVID health messaging were more effective at increasing social distancing compliance, but received lower approval ratings.
Read the full article to learn why: bit.ly/4dFxSP5
Interventions emphasizing collective efficacy and the emotional benefits of climate action increased signing up for newsletters, supporting policy actions, and donating to environmental organizations.
A megastudy in @pnasnexus.org by Team Scientists @madalina.bsky.social, @robbwiller.bsky.social, and collaborators tested interventions to increase climate advocacy.
doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
Interventions emphasizing collective efficacy and the emotional benefits of climate action increased signing up for newsletters, supporting policy actions, and donating to environmental organizations.
We were grateful to co-host University of Chicago Professor John List @johnlist.bsky.social for a fascinating presentation on field experiments as evidence in the courtroom.
TODAY: Join BCFG for a special seminar by UChicago economist John List.
📅 Mon, March 16 | 12PM
📍 Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor
He will discuss how field experiments are shaping high-stakes legal decisions, drawing on his experience as an expert witness.
Congratulations to Team Scientists @tomcostello.bsky.social and @dgrand.bsky.social and co-author on receiving the AAAS Newcomb-Cleveland Prize for an outstanding paper published in @science.org.
www.aaas.org/news/aaas-an...
Next Monday: UChicago economist John List joins us to discuss how field experiments are shaping high-stakes legal decisions, drawing on his experience as an expert witness.
📅 Mon, March 16 | 12PM
📍 Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor
Team scientist podcast roundup:
Greg Walton on @hiddenbrain.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4rQeClS
@zekeemanuel.bsky.social on @freakonomics.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4tLu0Ss
Leslie John on @hiddenbrain.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4qD5U9t
Learn more about Neil Lewis Jr., a Professor of Communication, Medicine, and Public Policy at Cornell and Team Scientist whose work explores the ways social interventions and policies shape motivational processes, behavior, and equitable outcomes.
Visit his website:
https://neillewisjr.com/
🚨New Book Alert: Revealing by Team Scientist Leslie John🚨
Leslie John examines how sharing more about yourself can deepen relationships and improve well-being.
https://bit.ly/4aslfDK
Does one size fit all for behavioral interventions?
Read about BCFG’s new research in our February newsletter: bcfg.substack.com/p/does-one-s...
‼️Event Alert‼️ Join us for a special seminar by UChicago economist John List.
📅 Mon, March 16 | 12PM
📍 Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor
He will discuss how field experiments are shaping high-stakes legal decisions, drawing on his experience as an expert witness.
Post-Doctoral opportunity in Team Scientist @susanathey.bsky.social's lab at Stanford:
The Golub Capital Social Impact Lab is hiring for two AI-focused postdoc positions—one on applied AI in education & workforce, the other on AI methods for causal inference.
www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-rese...
"Effective communication requires that the person you’re communicating to leaves not thinking that *you’re* smart; you want them to leave thinking that *they* are smart and that you are trustworthy." - Emily Oster
@bcfginitiative.bsky.social
chibe.upenn.edu/blog/dr-emil...
In a @hbr.org article, Co-Director @angeladuckworth.bsky.social, Team Scientist Lyle Ungar, and collaborators ask:
How does Gen Z use AI, and what are the implications for education and the workplace?
hbr.org/2026/01/how-...
@pennchibe.bsky.social
Missed our keynote conversation with Emily Oster?
The Q&A, co-hosted by @katymilkman.bsky.social and @alison-buttenheim.bsky.social, explored best practices for communicating about science.
Watch the recording: youtu.be/owqZ6BCBAr4
🚨New Book Alert: Eat Your Ice Cream by Team Scientist @zekeemanuel.bsky.social🚨
Ezekiel Emanuel highlights the behaviors that matter most for health and longevity, while debunking trends that aren’t supported by evidence.
bookshop.org/p/books/eat-...
Today at 12pm ET: Emily Oster talks with @katymilkman.bsky.social and @alison-buttenheim.bsky.social on best practices for communicating science.
Register to join the conversation: upenn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This Wednesday 1/28 @ 12pm ET: Join @katymilkman.bsky.social and @alison-buttenheim.bsky.social for a virtual keynote Q&A with Emily Oster.
Register: bit.ly/4qqmF8l
Behind the Scenes is an online seminar series on how research papers are made, co-organized by Team Scientist Séverine Toussaert.
The next speakers are Nihar Shah (peer review, Feb 4) and Andrew Gelman (causal inference, Feb 24).
Join their mailing list: forms.office.com/e/XDDyCvs8G6
