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The waiting room
How the experience of waiting tells us something quite radical about people and society
Where are you now? And why it matters that we ask
The subtle human politics of technology and intimacy
No match for humans?
How human-to-bot relationships are reshaping intimacy, selfhood, and the psychology of connection.
 • Luana de Mattos Gabriel
The politics of pleasure
With the holiday season coming to an end in the northern hemisphere, we dive into a behavioural exploration of what pleasure means
Steering clear of the sun: A new era for modesty in leadership?
Why complex environments mean that, more than ever, we need to address over-confidence and hubris
Can shame be reclaimed for positive behaviour change?
The importance of a nuanced understanding of the emotion of shame and the behaviours that result
Why change does not happen if we are just not feeling it
Recent research suggests we can better understand why people fail to adopt new technology by looking at the emotions involved
Wellbeing, gender and the politics of emotion
For behavioural science to be relevant we cannot be blind to the politically gendered explanations of emotion
How people act in a polycrisis world
Multiple crises create fear and anxiety: whilst difficult this may also well be a springboard for people steps to navigate the new environment…
The changing landscape of debt and the psychology of shame
For many, (but far from all), debt is frequently associated with shame: but as the cost of living crisis leads to household budgets simply not…
Guilty pleasures?
Given it is human activity that is responsible for global warming, is it right that we should feel guilty for the effects we are now seeing?
Changing the mental-environment
Working with low income and other marginalised groups means recognising the systemic ways the mental-environment shapes outcomes
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