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Life in the risk society
Living with new types of risk means familiar notions of human cognition are radically changing
Conversations with code
Why behavioural scientists will be working alongside technologists in the emerging field of synthetic respondents.
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Belief Busting: The value of rethinking how we form beliefs
How we need to consider different ways to think about ‘beliefs’ if we are to find ways to tackle them effectively
Bubbles as a catalyst of change
Financial bubbles are not always a good thing – but perhaps they have useful lessons for how social norms influence behaviour – rapidly and at scale
Out of time
Book on how we are living in a period of revolution in beliefs about being human
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The psychology of misinformation and voting behaviour
While misinformation is a problem, is the bigger issue that we over estimate how susceptible other people are to it?
The psychology of purpose, profit & politics
A behavioural lens offers strategic understanding of the bumps that brand purpose is facing
The ghostly memories shaping our lives
How eerie feelings of the supernatural gives clues to how the mind works
Space Oddity: How we decipher evidence of UFOs and alien life
UFOs and alien life been hitting the headlines recently - we suggest this offers important insights into the way we make sense of information about the…
Are we being seduced by stories?
Stories form the backdrop to much of the way we share knowledge but we argue for a more critical lens
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From belief to faith
There is much to learn from faith-based communities about the way we understand belief
What bullshit tells us about how humans communicate
It is often suggested bullshit shows our human susceptibilities but we can also see it as a conversational device with surprisingly positive purposes
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