Behind the Paradox of Logical People Ignoring Their Own Insights to Mimic Others
Informational cascades, revealed across three decades of research, compromise the work of corporate managers, surgeons, investors and others
Ending Greenwashing Requires an Understanding of Its Origins
Foundational research broadened the conversation from intentional deception to include outcomes of external pressures, organizational systems, and human bias
Annuities Turn Savings Into Income – a Must for Retirees – But They’re Unpopular. That Puzzle Now Seems Solvable
Smarter products and policies can connect wary investors to lifetime income
How First-Mover Advantage, Once Unquestioned, Lost Its Grip on Entrepreneurs and Business Researchers
A skeptic asked questions that drove decades of study; plenty of ‘first-movers’ weren’t actually first
We’re All Being Tracked. What Can We Learn From It?
A primer for researchers on use of smartphone location data offers a glimpse of how we’re watched
The Listening Gap: Speakers Assume They’re Heard, the Spoken-To Often Feign Attentiveness
A growing body of research questions the value of the nod, eye contact, ‘mm-hmm’ and ‘uh-huh’
Unflattering Facts Don’t Dent Positive Self-Assessments
People rate selves better than average, even faced with objective data to the contrary
Workers Increasingly Can Tap Earnings Throughout the Week, No Waiting for Payday
Programs make it easier to hire and retain workers; the convenience is typically not free
Was Research — on Physicians and Noncompete Agreements — Before Its Time?
Years after a paper goes unpublished, it’s fodder for a major Federal Trade Commission proposal
Unearthing the Negative Consequences of Managing to Quarterly Earnings
A 2017 study on workplace injuries spurs more research on perils of corporate short-termism
Forecasting a Recession Using Easy-to-Grasp Images
A look at the shape of five variables through the last seven downturns vs. today’s numbers
The Unhappy Quest for a Happiness Index
Pushing aside GDP for a measure of human well-being turns out to be very, very difficult. Ask Dan Benjamin
New Study Disavows Marshmallow Test’s Predictive Powers
Test's originator was a central co-author but died before its completion
Replicating a Successful Nudge in Health Care: Advice for Skeptics
How it often goes wrong and key observations for effective strategies
Is Amazon’s Fake Review Response 94 Days Too Late?
Phony posts are largely very short-term campaigns