If you’re looking for a textbook example of the hype cycle, look no further than the humble nudge. The idea of nudges -- small interventions that impact behavior -- originated in behavioral economics, ...

Imagine removing a branch of the U.S. government, say the Supreme Court. What are the myriad ways that such an upheaval might reshape people’s lives? Policy makers and researchers probably would want ...

Many of our choices are swayed by subtle cues or so-called “nudges” from the environment. A well-known example of this phenomenon includes the layout of a cafeteria or supermarket. Placing an item at ...

Physician organizations are applying behavioral nudges to influence physician behavior; however, their use is limited to a narrow range of clinical applications. Objectives: Because physicians’ ...

For example, nudge interventions involving health claims were quite successful across a number of studies, although when this information was provided close to the ‘moment of decision’ (i.e. when the ...

Preventing hand injuries requires more than training programs and safety signs—it requires a deeper understanding of how workers make decisions. Nudge theory offers an innovative solution by using ...

When I was a teenager, I learned something important about human behavior just by listening to Cubs baseball games on the radio. I learned that the pain of losing tends to be greater than the pleasure ...

In a meta-analysis of real-life experiments drawn from food science, nutrition, health economics, marketing and psychology, the authors find that behavioral nudges -- facilitating action rather than ...

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