It is true that from a behavioral economics perspective we are fallible, easily confused, not that smart, and often irrational. We are… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
Increased physical activity during the school day can help children's attention, classroom behavior, and achievement test scores. Meanwhile, the decline of play… — Darell Hammond Copy Share Image
I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as… — S. Jay Olshansky Copy Share Image
The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also… — Carlo Ratti Copy Share Image
Reports that online cognitive behavioral treatment can be as effective as in-person psychotherapy suggest that technology will expand access, extend the impact… — Thomas R. Insel Copy Share Image
I begin with the premise that behavior is an incredibly important element in medicine. Peoples habits, their willingness to quit smoking, their… — Harold E. Varmus Copy Share Image
When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was in and out of trouble in group homes and other institutions, and when I was 14, I was… — Gbenga Akinnagbe Copy Share Image
And the program was developed in large part by behavioral scientists who were working with the military, who do everything they possibly… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Those few people who do respond to the dire conditions of the future - journalists, environmentalists, behavioral scientists - tend not to… — B. F. Skinner Copy Share Image
To summarize, the particular song a male sings, and the behavioral responses of females to song and morphological signals, are not genetically… — Peter R. Grant Copy Share Image
Behavioral psychologists have observed that wanting something has a much stronger emotional impact than the pleasure that comes once you have it,… — Michael K. Powell Copy Share Image
January is always a good month for behavioral economics: Few things illustrate self-control as vividly as New Year's resolutions. February is even… — Sendhil Mullainathan Copy Share Image
Becoming a bird ecologist was just luck! I had the chance to be a field assistant for a scientist working in the… — David J. Anderson Copy Share Image
My methods produce lasting behavioral change without unpleasant consequences, because the change does not come from an effort of will. It comes… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
Within childhood behaviors, there are known behaviors; there's teasing and there's name-calling, and different kinds of things happen as kids start to… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
When I read about genetics, I see breakthroughs every day. And while I'm trying to learn more about behavioral science, I must… — Harold E. Varmus Copy Share Image
It is time to create new social science departments that reflect the breadth and complexity of the problems we face as well… — Nicholas A. Christakis Copy Share Image
We must recognize our own behavioral errors. To be blunt, you are not likely to become a cognitive Zen master anytime soon.… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Most of them are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, such as physiological, ecological, or behavioral innovations… — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques… — Irving Kirsch Copy Share Image
“When I worked in high altitude astronomy, the worst sickness that I experienced was not at the 13,796 feet very high altitude… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“I study high altitude effects on humans. Denver International Airport (DIA) is at high altitude and I have personally witnessed behavioral problems… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Our communities need behavioral health resources and amenities for all generations. — Doug Burgum Copy Share Image
