People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors scientificamerican.com/article/people… via Scientific American

Are credit scores a necessary evil? vox.com/the-goods/2273…

Hunger Continues to Plague Americans. Here’s Why—and What to Do About It. via Civil Eats - civileats.com/2021/12/02/hun…

.JAIN FAMILY INSTITUTE research shows how a #guaranteedincome brings people dignity in times of economic turbulence. The ability to plan for the future, live independently, and invest in well-being should not only be the territory of the very rich. fastcompany.com/90706938/what-…

Homelessness isn’t just traumatic, it’s also expensive nytimes.com/2021/12/29/opi…

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Corporations and Philanthropy Underwrite a New Era of Community Finance With Racial Equity Focus, Report Says philanthropy.com/article/corpor…

College promise programs offer free tuition – and much more hechingerreport.org/this-texas-com…

Another area where decision making should be shifted to those on the front lines philanthropy.com/article/lesson…

I'm excited to share a video I made with @danieljoslyn95 on the History of Mutual Aid (made possible by Villanova’s Albert Lepage Center @LepageVU). This video historicizes the COVID-19 pandemic & the importance of this long history of community work! vimeo.com/667302454

The problem with scheduling practices in retail and food service nytimes.com/2022/02/01/bus…

We protect individuals from predatory lending practices — why not small businesses too? thehill.com/blogs/congress…

Together with women around the world, we see #behavioralscience as a crucial tool to positively impact the lives of millions. Here's a small sample of our efforts to help #BreaktheBias on this #InternationalWomensDay and every day. ideas42.org/international-…

The #ChildTaxCredit reduced child poverty by 30% in 2021. 60+ behavioral scientists from Yale School of Management to UVA to @UCLAAnderson know these checks work and make a difference for families. Let’s #ExtendCTC to continue our progress. tinyurl.com/extendctc2022

“Wealth is an inherently historical object because it goes from one generation to the next,” Ellora Derenoncourt says. “It accumulates over time. This is the kind of mathematical law that we’ve locked into, given where we started.” npr.org/sections/money…

Money is emotional — but personal finance advice rarely accounts for that vox.com/23069449/emoti… via Vox

Taking out loans, borrowing from a friend, & crowdfunding all cause undue burdens for people experiencing financial hardship. Learn how one of the entrepreneurs in our venture studio created solutions to close the cash assistance gap & meet people where... ideas42.org/The-Power-Of-D…

💡 New Project Brief 💡 To reduce financial distress & make managing debt easier, we partnered with CCCS of Savannah & Clarifi to create more approachable & affirming debt workshops using behavioral science, w/ support from @CapitalOneNews. Learn more 👇 ideas42.org/wp-content/upl…

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“We can be the generation that abolishes poverty, the country that goes from the bottom of the heap among its peers – whether it’s about poverty, or life expectancy – to the top of it.” Rev William Barber and Gregg Gonsalves theguardian.com/commentisfree/…