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MIT Faculty Kick off Inauguration Day With Symposium
Ahead of the presidential inauguration, MIT Sloan's Professor Andrew Lo and other panelists described advances in their research and how these discoveries are being deployed to benefit the public.
Behavioral science tools to strengthen energy & environmental policy
Getting people to adopt behaviors that increase energy conservation and reduce costs for the environment requires a multipronged approach.
Feeling helpless about the US election?
Here are some simple strategies from the behavioral scientist’s toolbox that you can use to get out the vote in your social circle.
The Right Way to Fight Fake News
Social media platforms need to make sure their anti-misinformation strategies are empirically grounded.
Is the Key to Successful Prosocial Nudges Reputation?
If warm glow is built to promote our reputation, then it should be triggered when we give.
Potential follow-up increases private contributions to public goods
How can we increase contributions to public goods—to get donors to give more to charity, citizens to vote, households to consume less energy, drivers to carpool, and patients to take all of their antibiotics? One of the best ways is to make contributions more observable.