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Surprisingly, adolescents behave better when they're around their peers because it makes them more aware of how their actions affect others, according to new research by Nikki Sullivan 🇺🇦 from LSE Management and colleagues, in Nature Scientific Reports go.nature.com/3MRPHK2

The annual SJDM is a great conference, check it out!

Join us and LSE Geography & Environment for this event with Cass Sunstein to examine the effects of information on our lives - how much information is too much? 📅: Monday 6 June 2022, 4pm-5pm Find out more here 👇🏻 bit.ly/3lgrCAU

Amazing example of how #neuroscience and #psychology can be applied to improve decision-making and performance - congrats to Niklas' team @Neuro11 for this great success #neuroeconomics #consumerneuroscience #neuromarketing

Fascinating podcast episode for those interested in nudges/choice architecture! 🔊

Remember that you are not omniscient or infallible. Your brain is less than 7 inches on its longest side. It works hard, but it's only a little brain in a big world.

True.

Take an inside look at The Wharton School's Visual Marketing course, started by professor Barbara Kahn and @WhartonBrain's @zab_johnson to teach students about visual cognition and how it influences consumer behavior and choice. whr.tn/3GBYNcl

The brain is the "influencer" of the body. It tells other body parts what to do, but it is just chasing rewards for itself.

#EconTwitter: I wish I had seen this one-pager 📄 on how to write excellent papers while I was doing my Ph.D.: scholar.harvard.edu/files/shapiro/… Jesse Shapiro suggests doing this in 4 steps. Here is a summary. 🧵

Can't believe this work w/ Anita Tusche is *finally* out. elifesciences.org/articles/65661. We find evidence accumulation (not self-control) may better explain why dlPFC activates for generous v. selfish and healthy v. unhealthy choices. Thanks Todd Hare & Hilke Plassmann for sharing data!

People reliably overestimate how selfish, greedy, and dishonest others are. This gets in the way of relationships, communities, and social progress. Why do we fall for this trap? Excited for our lab's first step into the study of cynicism, led by the brilliant Eric Neumann!

The LSE Dept. of Management is recruiting for a new Head of Dept.! Please spread the word. Info below. Deadline Oct. 16. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/59…

Birth of a brain cell. Stem cell differentiating into a neuron: #neuroscience

You can find me elsewhere 🧵🧵🧵now using the same handle...

The Data Colada team has been sued by Francesca Gino for exposing the fraudulent data underlying four of her papers (she claims defamation). The legal defense could get expensive. Please join us in providing financial support for their defense. gofundme.com/f/uhbka-suppor…

Public lecture at LSE next Wednesday 13/3 with Cass Sunstein & Tali Sharot (affective.brain) on their new book "Look again: the power of noticing what was always there", chaired by Nikki Sullivan 🇺🇦. Get tickets now at lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/03… #LSENoticing

Could weight-loss jabs solve the obesity crisis? Catch the new episode of #LSEiQ with Nikki Sullivan 🇺🇦, Paul Frijters, Dr Sarah Appleton and Helen, who says they were ‘life-changing.’ 🎧 ow.ly/pWFu50QLLHs