New paper in nature co-authored by Population Aging Research Center at Penn Research Associate Kevin Volpp "Megastudy shows that reminders boost vaccination but adding free rides does not" doi.org/10.1038/s41586… with Katy Milkman, et al. Also see this Penn news piece: penntoday.upenn.edu/news/text-remi…

🎉Holy smokes! "Choiceology with Katy Milkman" was just named the Best Edutainment Podcast of the year in the prestigious ADWEEK audio awards! What an honor! 🙏Thanks to the listeners who've helped our little 12-episode-a-year show reach >6.5 million downloads & 150k followers

🚨 New book alert: Decision-Driven Analytics 🚨 Team Scientist Stefano Puntoni & @B_de_Langeh share insights on the importance of integrating an organization’s data analytics efforts with its decision-making processes. Order here: amzn.to/3KVEVng

In a new @Science article, Team Scientists @DuncanJWatts & David G. Rand find that “factual, vaccine-skeptical” Facebook content contributes to more vaccine hesitancy than blatantly false information. Read more in Penn Today: bit.ly/3RCMP8Q

Team Scientist Maurice Schweitzer shares his research on what contributes to employee turnover in TIME. His team found that having to do consecutive difficult tasks, rather than the same number of difficult tasks non-consecutively, led to increased turnover: bit.ly/4cjCAid

A new paper in JAMA Network Open by Team Scientists David Asch & Alison Buttenheim found that behavioral nudges for clinicians and patients may boost the rate of serious illness conversations (SICs) for high-risk cancer patients. Read the full article here: bit.ly/3ykq6bf

A new study by Team Scientists Jon Bogard, @Joey_Reiff & Hal Hershfield found that when a set of choices includes options that are clearly worse than others available, people tend to distrust those who created the choices: bit.ly/3VPGl7U

🚨 New book alert - 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People🚨 Team Scientist David Yeager shares strategies for engaging with young people in a way that both inspires them and minimizes the potential for miscommunication. Order here: amzn.to/4d8VHLD

Co-Director @Katy_Milkman talked with Lainie Rowell about behavioral science insights for goal achievement. Listen to the full interview on the Evolving with Gratitude podcast: bit.ly/3SbFJsd

UPenn’s M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS and Team Scientists @Kevin_Volpp & Roy Rosin partnered with Progressive insurance to test behavioral science interventions designed to reduce cell phone-based driving distractions. Read about their results here: bit.ly/3zUXUfi

Team Scientist podcast roundup: Cass Sunstein on All Things Considered n.pr/3S4gd83 Cassie Holmes on Brandon Meiklejohn bit.ly/3S7R0d7 Michael Norton on Nir Eyal’s Nir and Far bit.ly/4d3pVjf Carey Morewedge on @Katy_Milkman’s #Choiceology schwab.com/learn/story/ch…

Online Event Announcement: We’re co-hosting the kickoff keynote of a new Zoom-based Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ Research Seminar Series on behavioral science & health. Our Co-Director @Katy_Milkman will facilitate Team Scientist @supkaur’s talk on 9/19 at 12 PM ET. Register:

Thank you to our 2024 Summer Research Assistants for all of your hard work on changing behavior for good!

Interested in growing your retirement wealth? Team Scientist Olivia S. Mitchell shares behavioral strategies to incentivize saving in this Knowledge at Wharton article: whr.tn/3zLgkiP

Learn more about Team Scientist Elizabeth Linos, a behavioral scientist who focuses on evidence-based solutions to public sector challenges. She founded the The People Lab to tackle these issues: peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu

Curious about how Olympians stay motivated? Team Scientist Ayelet Fishbach unpacks the motivation strategies of 7 Olympic athletes in this WebMD article: wb.md/3yieR3d

Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental Behavioral Sciences? The application portal for the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability’s graduate program is open! Apply by Nov 12th: stanford.io/3zdnxIj

Online Event Reminder: We’re co-hosting the kickoff keynote of a new Zoom-based Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ Research Seminar Series on behavioral science & health. Join us on 9/19 at 12 PM ET for Team Scientist @supkaur’s keynote talk. Register here: bit.ly/461x8OG

What’s the best way to spend a Friday if you’re an academic? Sitting down with your collaborators to write a paper! Excited to write up a megastudy on encouraging emergency savings with ⁦Behavior Change for Good Initiative⁩ staff today!