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Kelly Peters and On Amir dive deep into how behavioral science can be used during a pandemic to improve outcomes, and what they think the long-term impact of this current pandemic will be.

On Amir is a Professor of Marketing at Rady School of Management, UC San Diego, and Associate Dean. On is an expert on consumer psychology. His work answers questions such as when consumers will – or will not - follow the crowd, and when they will make seemingly irrational decisions.

----more----In this conversation, Kelly and On talk about the impact of the pandemic on our perceptions and our behavior, both now and in the future.

• How we can influence people who have different perceptions of the risk COVID-19 poses
• How has the public perception of science changed, and what people get wrong about science
• How are habits and routines impacted by shelter in place policies