Questioning Behaviour: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, hosted by Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker.
Here we talk about all things Behavioural Science (and PhD)!
Welcome to the Season 3 finale of the Questioning Behaviour podcast. This week we are joined by the charming Zoe Chance (Associate Professor of Marketing at Yale School of Management) to discuss her new book "Influence is Your Superpower". In this episode, we unpick why it can be difficult to be influential when it comes to advocating for yourself versus others, the power of the enthusiastic "no!", and reveal which chapter of Zoe's book was the most challenging to write.
Finding Zoe:
- Zoe's website: https://www.zoechance.com/
- Influence Is Your Superpower: THE SCIENCE OF WINNING HEARTS, SPARKING CHANGE AND MAKING GOOD THINGS HAPPEN: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/603636/influence-is-your-superpower-by-zoe-chance/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoebchance?lang=en
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Welcome to episode 74 of Season 3 of the Questioning Behaviour podcast. This week we are joined by Sam Tatam, Global Consulting Partner and Head of Behavioural Science at Ogilvy Growth & Innovation. We discuss his work at Ogilvy, successful and not so successful projects and how his work lead him to write a book: "Evolutionary Ideas" - and what it might mean for behavioural science.
Finding Sam: Twitter: https://twitter.com/s_tatam
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-tatam-psychologist/?originalSubdomain=uk
Evolutionary Ideas: https://www.harriman-house.com/evolutionaryideas
NudgeStock: https://www.nudgestock.co.uk/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle meet Carolyn Freeman to talk about how technology affects the way we think, act, work – also known as the field of “Cybercology”. We discuss how working from home and our dependence on technology affect how we work. Also, Caroyln talks us through the process of “de-slaving” from technology and offers some great tips and tricks to make technology work for us (and not the other way around…)
Finding Carolyn: Carolyn Freeman Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-freeman/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybercology/
Website: https://www.cybercology.com/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Jantsje Mol as part of our Behavioural Science Early Career Research series. We discuss working in collaboration with the natural sciences, comparing PhDs across fields, systems and countries.
Bonus: Jantsje explains the Economics Academic Job market in detail, showing us all how ridiculous it can get!
Finding Jantsje: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JantsjeMol Website: https://www.jantsje.nl/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview, Rafael Batista. We discuss him going back to doing a PhD, after climbing the career ladder working for the Busara Centre and the Commonwealth Bank. We talk about his research interests, ranging from tackling big world problems to the difficulty of communicating and understanding people’s internal reality – dubbed misarticulation.
Finding Rafael: Twitter: https://twitter.com/RafMBatista Website: https://rafaelmbatista.com/ Give Well: https://secure.givewell.org/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Andreas Jespersen as part of our Behavioural Science Early Career Research series. We discuss doing a PhD that is funded by an external organisation (The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority) and balancing academic and industry-based work.
Bonus: this episode has lots of tips on time management and planning for your next career move!
Finding Andreas: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndreasMaaloe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-maal%C3%B8e-jespersen-04094548/?originalSubdomain=dk
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview David Fanner about his work at Ogilvy and his role in Nudgestock 2021. We discuss the nano-salad controversy, as well as a day at Ogilvy, and whether it’s better to be a specialist or a generalist.
Finding David: Twitter: https://twitter.com/utterlydavid
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Jon Jachimowicz about his research work in inequality and passion. We talk about how to be passionate, get passionate, what happens if you lose your passion and how to get it back!
Finding Jon: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonj
Website: http://www.jonmjachimowicz.com/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle review the year 2021, from the behavioural science perspective. Issues with the vaccine roll-out, (panic) working from home, preparing for more lockdowns and a world with COVID are discussed. However, there are positive notes too, with amazing events and books having been launched in 2021, and much more amazing stuff to come out in 2021.
2021 is also the year Merle finished her PhD and wrote a book about doing the PhD, so it can't have been all bad!
We wish you all a great 2022, in which you'll have the time and peace of mind to reflect on the developments in both behavioural science and your own life in 2021 and grow from there.
Materials discussed:
- Milkman, Patel, Gandhi, Graci, et al. (2021) – A 500,000-Person Experiment Evaluating the Impact of Geographically-Targeted, High-Payoff Vaccine Lotteries: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3904365
- Milkman, Patel, Gandhi, Graci, et al. (2021) – A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/20/e2101165118
- 3C Model from the SAGE Working group: https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/coronavirus-information-councils/covid-19-service-information/covid-19-vaccinations/behavioural-insights/resources
- Paul Dolan - Children in the pandemic: https://pauldolan.co.uk/covid19/children-have-been-left-to-languish-in-the-pandemic
- Ken Fisher's Debunkery: https://www.kenfisher.com/books/debunkery
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Danae Arroyos-Calvera as part of our Behavioural Science ECR series. We discuss supervisor-supervisee relationships, the importance of pastoral support for success in the PhD, and Danae’s transition to her job as Lecturer in Economics at the University of Birmingham.
Finding Danae: Twitter: https://twitter.com/danaearroyos?lang=en
Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/danae-arroyos-calvera-0bb77147/en
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/arroyos-calvera/home
UoB staff page: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/business/arroyos-calvera-danae.aspx
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Melina Palmer, podcast host of the Brainy Business, author of "What Your Customer Wants, And Can't Tell You", about her work, about behavioural science and mostly about incentives for "good" behaviours.
In the after chat podcast hosts Merle and Sarah get philosophical about incentives and the "right" reason for doing something.
Finding Melina: site: https://thebrainybusiness.com/
twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrainybiz
BEthoughtful: https://be-thoughtful-revolution.mn.co/feed
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle chat with Jesal Sheth as part of the "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series.
We discuss Jesal's path onto doing the PhD, going back into Industry and then back into doing an industry-focused postdoc. Sometimes you can have the best of both worlds!
Finding Jesal: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesal-d-sheth-34a0643b/
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jesaldilipsheth/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle interview Fadi Makki about his work in the Middle East. They discuss the founding of the Citizen's Lab, Nudge Lebanon, work on psychological inoculation, combatting traffic violations as well as violent extremism and glass recycling. All wrapped up in a neat little packet you cannot miss!
Finding Fadi: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadi-makki/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/makkifadi Nudge Lebanon Website: https://nudgelebanon.org/ BXARABIA: https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/event/bx-arabia-beirut-lebanon/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Steve Shu about his decision to transition from his successful career in Behavioural Science consultancy to do a PhD (successfully!). We talk about the social and professional capital the PhD has afforded Steve, the non-overlaps between the work of a consultant and an academic, and life as a mature PhD student.
Relevant links: R. Cialdini’s paper “We need to Break Up”: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01091.x
Finding Steve: site: https://steveshuconsulting.com/\
twitter: https://twitter.com/steveshu
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveshu
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle interview Joseph (Joe) Sweeney, the Director of the Alliance for Decision Education on their work in teaching kids behavioural science, and the benefits of it.
The talk becomes a wild ride with mentions of the dot.com bubble, fantasy league football and Shakespeare! Can't miss that!
Finding Joe & The Alliance: Linkedin Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephsweeney/ Twitter Joe: https://twitter.com/JosephESweeney Twitter Alliance: https://twitter.com/AllDecisionEd Podcast Alliance: https://www.alliancefordecisioneducation.org/podcast Website Alliance: https://www.alliancefordecisioneducation.org/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle chat with Margaret as part of the "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series. We discuss Margaret's research topic: children and finance, as well as her journey into the PhD, into a post-doc and her approach to dealing with uncertainty, which the academic world is riddled with!
Finding Margaret: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tweetsbymidge Let's Talk Grad School substack: https://substack.com/profile/33425976-margaret-echelbarger
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle speak with Leigh Caldwell (Founding Partner of Irrational Agency and author of The Psychology of Price) about the existence of a System 3 within a dual systems model of thinking... What follows is an interesting discussion on the purpose and utilities of models and the evidence for an "imagination" system at the intersection of "emotion" and "rationality".
Helpful context:
Leigh's original blog post: https://www.irrationalagency.com/post/introducing-system-3-how-we-use-our-imagination-to-make-choices
Merle's response blog post: https://www.moneyonthemind.org/post/on-the-hunt-for-system-3-is-it-real
Finding Leigh:
Twitter (@leighblue): https://twitter.com/leighblue?lang=en
Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/leighcaldwell
Irrational agency: https://www.irrationalagency.com/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle chat with Victoria Valle Lara as part of our "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series. We discuss life on the PhD and Victoria's experiences transitioning from the PhD into consultancy. Victoria is a senior behavioural economist at Allianz and completed her PhD in Economics in 2019 from HEC Lausanne, Switzerland.
Finding Victoria:
Linkedin: https://ch.linkedin.com/in/victoria-valle-lara
Worker Empowerment and Subjective Evaluation: On Building an Effective Conflict Culture - WORKING PAPER: https://www.nber.org/papers/w27857
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In this episode, Sarah and Merle speak with Saransh Sharma: a behavioural strategist at Final Mile consulting with 6+ years of experience in research and design. We discuss how behavioural science can be used to address some big problems (i.e. sanitation, HIV testing, etc.), the challenges of applying behavioural science without truly understanding the humans at the other end of the intervention, and how the WEIRD problem might be over-indexed...
Finding Saransh:
Go Nudge Yourself: https://www.gonudgeyourself.com/saranshsharma
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoNudgeYourself/featured
Email: gonudgeyourself@gmail.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saransh-sharma-behsci
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For this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah and Merle interview Lenka Fiala. Lenka managed to transition from her PhD in Tilberg to an Assistant Professorship at Nova (Lisbon, Portugal). She explains her journey, the perks of knowing what you want early on, and tells us more about the research she is currently doing.
With loads of tips on time management and having hobbies!
Finding Lenka:
Website: http://www.lenkafiala.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fialalenka?lang=en
NOVA staff page: https://www2.novasbe.unl.pt/en/faculty-research/faculty/faculty-detail/id/1187/lenka-fiala
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In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle get a chance to talk with Etinosa Agbonlahor about being an applied financial behavioural economist in the private sector (phew!). Etinosa is a behavioural research scientist at Fidelity Investments and has previously worked as a behavioural scientist for the Commonwealth Bank in Australia. We discuss the expectations and reality of working as an applied behavioural economist, where we think the field is going in general and discuss how a behavioural economist would give financial advice.
Finding Eti:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etinosa-agbonlahor-2b588928
Twitter (@TheEtinosa): https://twitter.com/theetinosa?lang=en
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In this episode of the QB podcast, Sarah and Merle speak with another early career researcher, Essi Kujansuu, about her experience getting into the PhD, switching topics after 1 year, and how she navigated the job market (even though self-promotion is tough for the Finnish!)...
Essi is an experimental economist, interested in fairness and choice architecture (nudges), currently working as a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Innsbruck. Finding Essi: Website: https://sites.google.com/view/essi-kujansuu/home Email: Essi.Kujansuu(at)uibk.ac.at Twitter (@EssiEconomist): https://twitter.com/essieconomist?lang=en
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In this ep of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle speak with Katy Milkman about her new book "How to Change"! We delve deeper into what inspired Katy to write a book and explore what it was like for her to actually write it! We also talk about some of Katy's most current academic work and particularly the evidence for incentivising vaccination.
Finding Katy, and Katy's book!
"How to Change" -https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781785043710?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnJaKBhDgARIsAHmvz6eot1MKQ3gcdMouhepb2IX0lqZGe933APRpHDCSkzftb7d754C2J4oaAq18EALw_wcB
Katy's professional website - https://www.katymilkman.com/
Katy's Wharton School page - https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/kmilkman/
Twitter (@katy_milkman) - https://twitter.com/katy_milkman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Here at the Questioning Behaviour podcast, we have curated a sub-series of episodes focused on the lives and experiences of early career researchers (ECR) who have recently completed a Behavioural Science PhD.
Our first guest of the ECR sub-series is Natalie J Hallinger -Director of Behavioural Science at Litterati. Natalie has a background in clinical psychology and received her PhD in Applied Social Psychology from Loyola University Chicago. In this episode we talk postgrad programme selection strategies, dealing with supervisory shifts, what makes an effective mentor, and MUCH MORE!
Finding Natalie:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhallinger/
Twitter (@HallingerBeSci): https://twitter.com/HallingerBeSci?s=20
Check out Litterati here: https://litterati.org/
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To kick off Season 3 of the Questioning Behaviour podcast, Sarah and Merle speak to the one and only Cass Sunstein. Cass is the co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2008) alongside Richard Thaler.
In this episode, we discuss Cass’ book writing career, his "meet cute" with Richard Thaler, and how a law background informs his view of behavioural science.
Finding Cass Sunstein:
Twitter: @CassSunstein
Harvard Law School faculty profile
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In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle meet Matt Wallaert (Head of Behavioural Science @ frog). We discuss why behavioural scientists should pay more attention to science fiction, how 10-weeks can be enough to complete the behavioural science process, and why the democratisation of behavioural science is essential. Go forth and prosper listener, and remember... behaviour as the outcome, science as the process.
Finding Matt:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattwallaert?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwallaert/
Website: https://mattwallaert.com/about/
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In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle meet Steve Brunt (Planning Director, The Behaviours Agency)! We discuss how sometimes "bringing awareness" is just not enough, what behavioural science brings to the craft of marketing, the secret art of creating resonance and emotion, and so much more!
The Behaviours Agency is a UK-based behavioural science marketing and creative agency that utilises the evidence around the power of default choices, our brain's tendency to compare and make decisions relative to other options, and the necessary conditions for behaviour to take place (sufficient motivation, sufficient means, and a trigger).
Finding Steve:
The Behaviours Agency - https://thebehavioursagency.com/about-us/steve-brunt/
Email- steve@thebehavioursagency.com
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-brunt/
Interesting links:
Always a woman, John Lewis advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOsWWKHZVw&ab_channel=optimoparker
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In this episode, Sarah and Merle speak with Erik Angner (Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University). We talk about Erik's experience of interdisciplinary work, what philosophers can teach economists, the importance of asserting implicit assumptions, and the over-confidence of economists! Erik totally blows our minds this episode with his knowledge, insight, and most importantly, sense of humour ;)
Finding Erik:
Personal website: https://www.erikangner.com/
Twitter (@ErikAngner): https://twitter.com/ErikAngner?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Erik's textbook - A Course in Behavioural Economics (third edition): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Course-Behavioral-Economics-Erik-Angner-dp-1352010801/dp/1352010801/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
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On this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle invite Chris Cornthwaite (Roostervane) about how to transition from the PhD to a career outside of academia ("AltAc"), and why the grass may in fact be greener on the other side. We talk about the transferability of skills, the social capital of a PhD, and the pitfalls of academia. You'll enjoy this one if you are thinking about pursuing a PhD and/or if you enjoy a bit of PhD trash talk.
Finding Chris:
Roostervane Acadamy: https://roostervane.com/academy/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cornthwaite/?originalSubdomain=ca
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjcornthwaite?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah and Merle chat with Nick Mishkin (@Behavior2020) about sales, mental health and wellbeing, and how behavioural science can link it all together. Nick is currently based in Tel Aviv studying Behavioural Economics at IDC Herzliya - his focus is on the application of behavioural economics to sales and finance.
Finding Nick:
Behavior2020 consultancy: https://behavior2020.com/about-2/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/behavior2020
Behavioural Science Playlist: https://behavior2020.com/the-behavioral-economics-playlist/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Questioning Behaviour Sarah and Merle talk to behavioural science legend Cristina Bicchieri about her work in behavioural science, applying behavioural science to changing behaviours through the application of social norms, all over the world!
FInding Cristina:
University of Pennsylvania: https://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/people/cristina-bicchieri
Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/instructor/~806874
Norms in the Wild (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Norms-Wild-Diagnose-Measure-Change/dp/0190622040
Grammar of Society (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0521574900/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_PXAV0FTHM26P6KXQ3J0J?
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In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Michael (Mike) Barbera, Chief Behavioural Officer at Clicksuasion. They talk about his young start as an entrepreneur, the ever-changing online environment, shoving, consumer loops, the replication crisis not really being that big of a deal, and IKEA designing clothes!
Michael is an award-winning consumer psychologist and business strategist for Fortune 50 companies. He is the chief behavioural officer at Clicksuasion Labs, helping clients to better understand consumer influence and consumer behaviour, both online and in person. He is a leading expert in the complex factors that drive the entire consumer decision-making process, including consumer behaviour, emotion, and experience. In 2015, the White House recognized Michael for his many contributions to entrepreneurship. On top of all that, Michael hosts the Clicksuasion podcast as well.
Finding Michael: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbarberausa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbarberausa
Email: mike@clicksuasion.com
Clicksuasion: https://www.clicksuasion.com/
Written interview: https://www.moneyonthemind.org/post/interview-with-michael-barbera
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Questioning Behaviour Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Tyfone's Josh DeTar. We talk about the traditional banking system and its competitors in community and neo-banking. Additionally, we wonder what it's going to take to "compensate" people for their time during the pandemic. Are we all going to end up in the roaring twenties, taking trips to Cabo? Or will a KitKat do?
Josh DeTar's role with Tyfone is to deliver exceptional experiences to both current and prospective credit union clients in the Northwest. He has been with Tyfone for a little over a year but has been client-facing in the software as a service for the financial services industry for years. His expertise lies in providing uncommonly elevated levels of genuine customer service and care through building lasting relationships with everyone he comes into contact with. Josh lives in Portland, Or.
Finding Josh:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuadetar/
Tyfone: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tyfone/
Merle's episode with Josh: https://tyfone.com/how-does-merle-van-den-akker-see-the-role-of-emotions-in-peoples-money-spending-habits/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle speak with Erica Vandergaal about behavioural science and what it tells us about our relationship with money! Erica is an author, (Merle's favourite) journalist, and public speaker, she has been talking and speaking mostly in Dutch, about everything people do with money and what money does with people since 1994. We were delighted to have Erica on the show, and really enjoyed all the insights she shared with us!
Finding Erica:
Personal website (you can find Erica's articles and books here!): https://ericaverdegaal.nl/online/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericaverdegaal?lang=en
Email: info@ericaverdegaal.nl
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with the wonderful Dilip Soman about professional identity, the behaviorally informed organisation, and his work at BEAR (Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman). We get into the power of metaphors, how to improve the way we communicate behavioural science, and how to get around the "RCTs-are-the-gold-standard" problem when applying behavioural science within organisations.
Finding Dilip:
BEAR: https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/FacultyAndResearch/ResearchCentres/BEAR
Dilip Soman at Rotman School of Management: https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/FacultyAndResearch/Faculty/FacultyBios/Soman
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dilipsoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with the remarkable Elizabeth Linos about her pioneering work into the drivers and mechanisms of "burn-out". We discuss what a behavioural science intervention to target burnout can look like and what it tells us about the potential of behavioural science to alleviate the instances and effects of burnout on individuals and institutions. This is a timely and incredibly insightful episode you don't want to miss!
Finding Elizabeth:
Elizabeth's Berkley page: https://gspp.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-impact/faculty/elizabeth-linos
The People Lab: https://peoplelab.berkeley.edu/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethLinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker invite Matej Sucha (CEO of MINDWORX) onto the podcast to discuss being a CEO of a behavioural science consultancy and what it means to have a behavioural mindset. We discuss how we might improve existing behavioural science training programmes, and why the discussion of "ethical behavioural science" might be having unintended consequences...
Finding Matej:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suchamatej/?originalSubdomain=uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/matosucha?lang=en
MINDWORX: https://www.mindworx.net/
MINDWORX academy: www.mindworxacademy.com
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah and Merle speak with Christina Gravert about the potential of nudges, new evidence about the effectiveness of reminders, and a framework to understand the difference between moral and pure nudges. There is so much insight to be gained from this episode, and Christina's incredible research!
Christina is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen and the Co-Founder of Impactually, a behavioural science management consultancy (alongside previous QB guest Nurit Nobel from Ep 16)!
Finding Christina:
Personal website: https://www.christinagravert.com/
Impactually: http://impactually.se/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgravert/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_a_gravert
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker meet Torben Emmerling - the Founder and Managing Partner of Affective Advisory, and Board Member of the Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists (GAABS). We learn all about Torben's journey into behavioural science, what it's like to set up your own behavioural science company, and the origin story of GAABS.
You can find all things Torben at the links below!
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torben-emmerling/
Affective Advisory: https://affective-advisory.com/
GAABS: https://gaabs.org/team/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker invite Jo Evershed (Creator of Gorilla Experiment Builder) to discuss innovation in online experiments, and the challenge of democratising behavioural science.
Finding Jo & links to Gorilla:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-evershed-36bba9/?originalSubdomain=uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/evershedjo?lang=en
Personal website: https://joevershed.com/
Gorilla Experiment Builder: https://gorilla.sc/about/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, we speak with Peter Judodihardjo of the PetesBITs YouTube channel! We dive into the behavioural science of YouTube and get a guided tour through some of Pete's favourite PetesBITs episodes so far deconstructing insights from behavioural science and psychology (including the stereotype threat phenomenon).
Finding Pete:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20iyvAXUZPraEqCAk0zDbw
Twitter (@PeteJudo): https://twitter.com/PeteJudo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petesbitsofficial/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In today's episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker question Koen Smets, also known as Koenfucius or the "accidental behavioural economist". We discuss how to invoke making change within an organisation, and why it's so damn difficult! We also digress into a behavioural conversation about time and the perceptions and illusions that come along with it!
Finding Koen twitter: https://twitter.com/koenfucius linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/koensmets/ site: https://koenfucius.wordpress.com/ medium: https://koenfucius.medium.com/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Merle and Sarah interview Amy Bucher, to talk about behavioural design. In our discussion, we begin to ponder life's big questions such as: what does it mean to design like a behavioural scientist? How and when should behavioural insights be used when designing products, tools, and systems? We also open the ethical pandora's box, to figure out what are the ethical considerations and implications of behavioural design! We hope you enjoy our fabulous conversation with Amy!
Finding Amy Bucher Twitter: @amybphd: https://twitter.com/amybphd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybucher/ Site: http://www.amybucherphd.com/ Book: Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change: https://www.amazon.com/Engaged-Designing-Behavior-Amy-Bucher/dp/193382042X
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker talk to Kelly Paxton (fraud expert, podcast hero, and hashtag extraordinaire). We figure out what makes this type of crime "pink" (as opposed to "white" or "blue"!), discuss why this type of criminal behaviour occurs, and ask what we can do to nip it in the bud! Join us, as we dare to question some behaviour and unravel the motivators, facilitators and barriers to committing (and reporting) pink collar crime with our fabulous guest Kelly Paxton! If that wasn't enough intrigue for you, the episode even includes bingo!
Finding Kelly Paxton: Twitter: @pdxcfe: https://twitter.com/pdxcfe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/ Great Women in Fraud Podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-women-in-fraud/ Site: https://pinkcollarcrime.com/ Pink Collar Bingo: https://pinkcollarcrime.com/posts/2020/4/29/pink-collar-crime-bingo
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Welcome to Episode 31 of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast! On this episode, Merle and Sarah interview friend of the show Christian Hunt once more, regarding a previous episode (episode 28). The conversation goes back to the "mistake of the month" example from the previous episode, what it means to signal and report mistakes, and the differences in opinion on its effectiveness between Merle and Christian, carefully mediated by Sarah!
We hope you enjoy this sequel episode, we definitely enjoyed making it! Although, we cannot find the exact "mistake of the month" article from BA's internal magazine, here's an excerpt from an interview by Jason Clampet for Skift.com with BA's CEO, Alex Cruz, in 2017: https://skift.com/2017/01/11/british-airways-ceo-interview-how-to-bring-a-low-cost-mindset-to-a-legacy-airline/
Skift [interviewer]: What are some of the things you learned at a start-up airline that have stuck with you since?
Cruz [CEO British Airways]: I think we’ve covered a number of them, so let me tell you some others.
At BA — and I know in American Airlines it was the same thing 20-30 years ago — making mistakes is not something you tend to admit.
I’ve introduced in the employee magazine [a feature called] the ‘Mistake of the Month’ because I want people to know it’s OK to make a mistake and it’s OK to talk about it, because that’s how we actually learn. I’m having a tough time getting people to actually admit their mistakes. We have to go and look at them. There’s 45,000 people in the company [and] no one makes a mistake? Come on!
The important thing is to not spend all your time looking at every single angle and doing budgets and [then] not doing [the project]. Yes, if you get it wrong [and] it didn’t work, that’s OK. What are the learnings? [We need to] make sure that we do the right communication on those learnings, and we move onto the next thing. We try the next thing and we’re going to get it right.
That whole culture of giving more importance to getting things done quickly and having tolerance towards honest mistakes with a mission behind it is something that doesn’t exist, and probably is not part of a very large company culture. I’m trying to drive it, and it’s been very liberating for some colleagues. They’re actually feeling like, ‘this actually feels different.’ Still a small number of colleagues, but with time we will go.
There is a lot of redundancy work, meaning lots of reports. If I have a meeting cancelled in the office, I get around and start walking around the office, and it’s all glass walls so I’ll see a room and there’s a PowerPoint and there’s like 10 people, I’ll just open the door and walk in [and say,] “Hi guys, if you don’t mind I’m going to sit down, I’m learning.’ A few times I’ve done it, there was no reason for the meeting to take place at all. But I can’t blame them, because the people that called the meeting really felt that there was a need to have that meeting for a number of reasons. Those reasons are no longer compatible with managing a company in today’s world.
Skift [interviewer]: And the meetings last too long, right?
Cruz [CEO British Airways]: Sometimes you’ve got to have the meeting to prepare for the meeting. You’ve got to talk to a few people and have coffee with them before that meeting so they’re aligned. Some people in the office are getting nervous.
[One time] I told [someone], ‘Do you have anybody you would like to hire’ [And he said,] ‘Oh yeah, I know this fantastic guy and he’s available now.’ I said “OK, hire him.’ He said “OK, all right, great, fantastic, I’m going to submit the paperwork.” I said, ‘No, just call the guy, tell him to start working on Monday.’
It was like [talking to] a robot — ‘I can’t compute.’ He started getting nervous. I said, ‘No no, tell the guy to start working on Monday!” [He said,] ‘Yeah, but we have to appraise his salary and the position because that position doesn’t exist.’ “I said, ‘just do it this way.’
[He said], ‘Man I’m going to get in trouble.’ [I said] “I’m the boss, you’re not going to get in trouble, just do it!’
You really have to push people in this respect, and support them in the process. There’s some really good people. They’re just not used to working in that environment.
Finding Christian Hunt: Twitter: @HumanRiskBlog: https://twitter.com/HumanRiskBlog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanrisk/ Human Risk: https://www.human-risk.com/ Human Risk Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-human-risk-podcast
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with David Perrott about taking a more individualised "do-it-yourself" approach to applying behavioural science! We ponder how best to empower individuals to become their own behavioural architects; harnessing behavioural science insights and self-experimentation to improve wellbeing and support behavioural change. David shares his experience building and delivering Circles in Time, a community-driven program to support individuals in the application of behavioural science learnings to their personal and professional lives.
Finding David Perrott
David Perrott is a behavioural science practitioner, writer, and host of the "Sample of One" podcast based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Subscribe to the Circles in Time newsletter: https://citbesci.substack.com/
Read: https://medium.com/@DavePerrott
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/show/0G7vfrUbfZHtXZio9TKX9U
Reach out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-perrott-9b7a6051/?originalSubdomain=za
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Music used: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker are delighted to speak with Dr Neela Saldanha. We get to talk to Neela about her behavioural science journey and destinations, how behavioural science is being innovated in the Global South, and the challenge of broadening the practice and application of behavioural science. Listen in the hear about the challenges of establishing an applied behavioural science unit, the importance of "hybrids" to bridge the gap between academic and applied perspectives, and the structural barriers we must address to budding behavioural scientists in non-Western settings. As you can already probably tell, this episode is brimming with insights!
Finding Neela
- Twitter (@NeelaSaldanha): https://twitter.com/neelasaldanha?lang=en
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neelasaldanha/
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Music used: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Christian Hunt about how to encourage and support people to "follow the rules"! We discuss the ethics of compliance, the inevitability of human error, and how behavioural science can help us to design better systems and processes for humans.
Christian is the founder of Human Risk (https://www.human-risk.com/), a consulting and training firm. Christian is also the wonderful host of the Human RIsk podcast (https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/)! You can find Christian via Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanrisk/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/humanriskblog).
If you want to hear more from Sarah/Merle/Christian - check out the QB team on the Human Risk podcast: https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/sarah-bowen-merle-van-den-akker-on-studying-behavioural-science/
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Music used: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Professor Abigail Sussman (University of Chicago Booth School of Business) about the behavioural science of money management and financial wellbeing. We loved speaking with Abby about her research and experience. The first time we recorded our conversation our technology failed us (nightmare!) - but thanks to Abby's generosity, we recorded for a second time, and it was, as the saying goes "the charm"!
Finding Abigail Sussman:
Staff page: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/s/abigail-sussman
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-sussman-ab4427/
Twitter (@abbysussman): https://twitter.com/abbysussman?lang=en
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Music used: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Happy new year and welcome to Season 2 of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast!
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker talk to Samuel Salzer. The conversation takes many interesting twists and turns including: whether the field of behavioural science is becoming more homogenous, whether it’s “easier” for behavioural scientists now. How on earth has Sam has been able to read an insane number of books in one year, and can he help Sarah develop a better reading habit. All based in behavioural science. Naturally!
Finding Sam Salzer: Twitter: @SamuelSalzer https://twitter.com/SamuelSalzer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelsalzer/ HabitWeekly: https://habitweekly.com/
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Questioning Behaviour is the podcast in which Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker talk about all things behavioural science and sometimes even PhD!
In this episode, Sarah and Merle review 2020. Going through the research that was given life thanks to the pandemic, working from home, changes in the PhD, the surge of WEIRD, diversity and awareness of gender effects. And casting an eye away from academia into the practitioning side of behavioural science.
As always, we also get nice and personal, talking about our own journeys and some personal successes and epic fails during 2020.
Thank you for your time and support of our podcast. We hope you have just 2020 to recalibrate. And that you may use 2021 to rebuild and rejoice!
Links mentioned:
University of Nottingham staff-student relationships policy: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr/guidesandsupport/universitycodesofpracticeandrules/documents/staff-and-student-personal-relationships-policy-11-2020.pdf
GAABS: https://gaabs.org/
Habit weekly award winners 2020: https://samuelsalzer.medium.com/the-best-content-creators-of-2020-222671ce9935
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, we bring you the second half of our conversation with Colin Camerer! Sarah and Merle discover the 3 behavioural topics that have captured Colin's imagination, so much so, he tells us he won't be working on anything else!
Finding Colin Camerer
- http://camerergroup.caltech.edu/
- @CFCamerer (https://twitter.com/CFCamerer?s=20)
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In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker interview Colin Camerer about how he became interested in behavioural science and neuroscience, what it was like to be a part of the BeSci inner circle in the early days, and discuss some innovative and creative experiments in and around the field. Tune in next week to hear the rest of the conversation - you don't want to miss it!
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In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker talk to Rory Sutherland. The conversation takes many interesting twists and turns including: How does innovative thinking and knowledge accumulation differ in business compared to academia? What is the problem with data (particularly big data)? Why did it take a pandemic for people to start working from home? Listen to the episode to discover what is it that connects cryptic crosswords, a keen interest in true crime, evolutionary, and behavioural science!
Links mentioned:
Rory’s reading list
The books that sold Rory on behavioural science
- “The Economic Naturalist” by Robert Frank: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0054ZBXFM/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_jvXGFbM69XH6A
- “The Darwin Economy” by Robert Frank: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0691153191/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_FwXGFbVC3ZAZW
- “The Mating Mind” by Geoffrey Miller: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099288249/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_KxXGFbKZX06RW
- “Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behaviour” by Geoffrey Miller: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spent-Sex-Evolution-Consumer-Behavior/dp/0143117238
- Innovation:
- “How innovation works” by Matt Ridley: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XZ6Z8ZH/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_GyXGFbW3490GW
True Crime and the Golden State Killer:
- “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0792LVP7T/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_4BXGFb888R69X
Other links
Soviet innovation methodology TRIZ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ
Why the hell does a kangaroo jump? https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/when-did-kangaroos-start-hop
Follow @quaesita (Cassie Kozyrkov, Head of Decision Intelligence @ Google) on twitter: https://twitter.com/quaesita
Finding Rory Sutherland:
Rory’s twitter (@rorysutherland): https://twitter.com/rorysutherland
Nudgestock (@nudgestuck)
- Watch the 2020 event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObFrZImxYeI
- https://nudgestock.co.uk/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Finding Wim Steemers:
- Rosevalley family funds: https://rosevalleyfunds.com/about-us/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimsteemers/?originalSubdomain=au
Links mentioned:
“The End of Behavioral Finance” by Richard H. Thaler: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4480205?seq=1
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, QB co-hosts Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker invite Professor Paul Dolan (London School of Economics) on the pod to discuss the behavioural science of happiness and wellbeing. We discuss the implications of a prescriptive approach to happiness maximisation in a policy context, how to define and measure happiness, and the ways in which the subjectivity and heterogeneity of human experience pose challenges and opportunities for the future of behavioural science.
Finding Paul Dolan:
- Check out Paul’s personal website (https://pauldolan.co.uk/) and twitter account (https://twitter.com/profpauldolan)
- If you want to learn more about Paul’s work on happiness, check out his books on the subject “Happy Ever After” (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241284449/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_uvjCFb3SNTE66) and "Happiness By Design" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0141977531/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_RvjCFb7Y3ENVE)
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Finding Nick Hobson:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickmhobson?lang=en
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-hobson-phd-07b15ab0/?originalSubdomain=ca
- Check out Nick’s podcast “It’s all just a bunch of BS” : https://www.behaviorist.biz/bspodcast
- Website: https://www.behaviorist.biz/
Links mentioned:
- Bridge study and the misattribution of arousal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aMEkGlcQE&ab_channel=Coolpsychologist
- Ariely & Lowenstein’s study on sexual arousal and moral decision making “In the heat of the moment…”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bdm.501
- Work by Jenifer Learner and colleagues on the link between sadness, disgust and smoking: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/2/943.abstract?etoc=
- Lisa Feldman Barret and Theory of constructed emotions https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QPHURT6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fortelabs07-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00QPHURT6&linkId=3c6bfac1e6fab7a9dee60f99df835bf6
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Check out Elspeth and Michael’s new book “Behavioral Insights (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B084V8CQLY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Michael’s twitter: https://twitter.com/mhallsworth
Elspeth’s twitter: https://twitter.com/Karminker
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In this episode of Office Hours Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker discuss the importance of role models in their decisions to begin PhDs, the stereotypes associated with being an “academic”, and diversity and inclusion (or the lack thereof) within universities.
Links you should check out after listening:
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Angela Saini “Superior: The return of race science” https://www.amazon.co.uk/Superior-Return-Science-Angela-Saini/dp/0008341001
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Economics is a disgrace (Macromom blog) – Claudia Sahm http://macromomblog.com/2020/07/29/economics-is-a-disgrace/
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Racism in academia and why the little things matter – Kevin N. Laland https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02471-6
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Navigating LGBTQ+ discrimination in academia: where do we go from here? – Karim Boustani http://wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/blog/imperial-medicine/2020/06/10/navigating-lgbtq-discrimination-in-academia-where-do-we-go-from-here/
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A collection of resources about instances of harassment, bullying and discrimination within the academy https://www.dobetteracademia.co.uk/index.php
In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker discuss the future of behavioural science in banking and financial wellbeing with Nathalie Spencer. Nathalie is a behavioural scientist and author of Good Money.
Nathalie currently works as a behavioural scientist at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) where she explores financial decision making and how insights from behavioural science can be used to boost financial wellbeing. Prior to CBA, Nathalie worked in London as a behavioural scientist at ING where she helped develop and publish research on the eZonomics website, as well as the ING International Surveys, and explored financial capability for the Think Forward Initiative. She has also worked as a senior researcher with the Royal Society of Arts, leading the RSA's Social Brain Behavioural Science work.
Finding Natalie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaliespencer/ Twitter (@economiclogic): https://twitter.com/economiclogic?lang=en Nathalie’s Book “Good Money: Understand your choices. Boost your financial wellbeing.: 20 thought-provoking lessons”: https://t.co/Od2jFGOnQm?amp=1
Links mentioned:
- The article mentioned by Merle in the intro: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/sep/07/switching-banks-seven-day
- Save More Tomorrow – Thaler and Benartzi: http://www.shlomobenartzi.com/save-more-tomorrow
- The study where digitally aged photos were shown to participants to encourage saving: Hershfield, H. E., Goldstein, D. G., Sharpe, W. F., Fox, J., Yeykelis, L., Carstensen, L. L., & Bailenson, J. N. (2011). Increasing saving behavior through age-progressed renderings of the future self. Journal of Marketing Research, 48(SPL), S23-S37.
- Brigitte Madrian has done a lot of work on defaults and retirement saving: https://scholar.harvard.edu/bmadrian/research-summary
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker discuss their different approaches to learning and teaching behavioural science with Bruce Rigal. In this episode, we share our experiences in the classroom, and how insights from behavioural science can be applied to improve learning.
Bruce runs the Business and Law school at St. Mary's University in Twickenham, West London. On top of that, he also teaches courses in behavioural economics and research methods. And lastly, he did the MSc at the same time as co-host Merle, after moving away from a career in banking (COO at Deutsche Bank, London).
Bruce and Merle are in fact, close friends!
Finding Bruce Rigal:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruce-rigal-6799a545/?originalSubdomain=uk
St Mary’s University: https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/staff-directory/bruce-rigal
Links mentioned:
- Discrimination in student evaluations:
- Ben Schmitt created a free online tool to show the words used to describe male and female teachers from RateMyProfessor.com: https://bit.ly/2FuDoGp
- Study UK students 1 in 4 have a problematic relationship with their smartphone: ‘Prevalence of problematic smartphone usage and associated mental health outcomes amongst children and young people: a systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE of the evidence’ by Sohn et al, BMC Psychiatry, 10.1186/s12888-019-2350-x
- Video explaining Kahneman’s taxi problem (value of information and base rate reglect): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuURK_q2NR8
- Simon Sinek “Start With Why”: https://simonsinek.com/product/start-with-why/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Office Hours, Sarah and Merle discuss the specific challenges of finishing a PhD in a global pandemic. FUN!
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Nurit Nobel on how behavioural science is applied in both academia and industry, and why she decided to go back into academia, doing her PhD, whilst having a very successful career in industry!
Nurit has 10+ years of experience in marketing and strategy consulting working with top Swedish and international companies. After years of applying her knowledge in human insight to increase demand for brands and services, she became curious in how it can be used for higher-level purposes, which lead her to pursue a PhD at Stockholm School of Economics. Her experience made her aware of how failures to take behavioural factors into account often lead to ineffective results, which she explores in her research and applied work with Impactually, of which she is the co-founder and CEO!
Finding Nurit
Twitter (@nuritnobel): https://twitter.com/nuritnobel?lang=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nnobel/
Links to Impactually Nurit and Dr. Christina Gravert’s behavioural science consultancy company
Twitter: https://twitter.com/impactually
Website: https://impactually.se/
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker invite Tim and Kurt (the hosts of the Behavioral Grooves podcast), to discuss the life and origins of the Behavioral Grooves podcast, the perks of behavioural science podcasting, and the future of behavioural science!
Tim Houlihan is the founder and chief behavioural strategist at BehaviorAlchemy, and a musician in his free time. Kurt Nelson is founder and president of the Lantern Group. Both have vast experience in applying behavioural insights and together they host the Behavioral Grooves Podcast.
For anyone new to Behavioural Grooves, why not start with a couple of Kurt and Tim’s self-confessed favourite guests:
- Annie Duke on re-thinking your thinking (ep. 31) https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/leaving-the-matrix-annie-duke-and-insights-into-how-you-can-improve-your-thinking/
- George Lowenstein on Boredom (ep.67) https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/george-loewenstein-on-a-functional-theory-of-boredom/
Keep up to date with Behavioural Grooves here:
Twitter (@behavioralgroov): https://twitter.com/behavioralgroov?lang=en
Website: https://behavioralgrooves.com/
Tim’s twitter (@THoulihan): https://twitter.com/THoulihan
Kurt’s twitter (@WhatMotivates): https://twitter.com/WhatMotivates
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In this episode of Office Hours Sarah and Merle share time management strategies and ask the question: how many hours do you work on the PhD a week? Followed very quickly by: does it matter?
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Johanna Rickne, on sexual harassment and gender (in)equality in the labour market.
Finding Johanna: TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCcX9TtdvWU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johannarickne
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-rickne-8399679/?originalSubdomain=se
Own site: https://sites.google.com/site/ricknejohanna/
Links mentioned:
Sexual Harassment of Women Leaders. 2020. Daedalus 149(1): 180-197, with Olle Folke, Seiki Tanaka, and Yasuka Tateishi: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/daed_a_01781
Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market, with Olle Folke: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ma0U6iDQjoU4N5XgyK6nZG1S1AY9rRQS/view?fbclid=IwAR2Ip0ygwjTAbQe4tXX3Nh9S4O4duheTQWd5wNqPPdC4pLPPdLS5l0_KSqw
Resources on sexual assault:
list of different organisation per continent: https://www.womeninresearch.org/sexual-harassment-workplace-resources/
RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/ThatsHarassment
ACAS (UK): https://www.acas.org.uk/sexual-harassment
CIPD: https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/emp-law/harassment/sexual-harassment-work-guide
Helping someone else: PsyCom: https://www.psycom.net/mental-health-wellbeing/help-friend-sexually-assaulted-dos-donts/
RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/articles/tips-talking-survivors-sexual-assault AUS Gov: https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/U_Z/When-someone-close-to-you-has-been-sexually-assaulted
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In this episode of Office Hours Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker discuss how their PhD training programs, the mandatory courses and the education they received. They also talk about additional trainin they had to themselves, to succeed within the PhD. They discuss the value of both the mandatory and the optional trainings, with mixed results for either of them...
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Aline Holzwarth on how behavioural science is applied to health and digital health interventions.
Aline Holzwarth is an applied behavioural scientist, specializing in digital health research and scientifically informed product design. She is Head of Behavioral Science at Pattern Health and co-founded the Behavior Shop, a behavioural science advisory company. She also holds an appointment as Principal of the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University.
Finding Aline:
Twitter (@alineholzwarth): https://twitter.com/alineholzwarth?s=20
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aline-holzwarth/
Medium: https://medium.com/@alineholzwarth/a-repository-of-aline-6e232b6084d9
Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alineholzwarth/#21580343797f
Pattern health: https://pattern.health/
Links Mentioned:
The ULTIMATE behavioural science playlist: https://advanced-hindsight.com/blog/behavioral-science-playlist/
Center for advanced hindsight (Duke University): https://advanced-hindsight.com/
Janet Schwartz: https://www.sites.google.com/site/jaschwar/
Social sharing and social media effects on adherence to healthy behaviours: https://advanced-hindsight.com/blog/if-social-media-is-bringing-you-down-youre-probably-not-doing-it-right/
“Mesearch”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200807/mesearch
“Accountabilibuddy”: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=accountabilibuddy
Zachary Zenko exercise study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27390185/
Laurie Santos and The Science of Wellbeing: https://pattern.health/marketplace/programs/science-of-well-being-laurie-santos
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
In this episode of Office Hours Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker discuss how you pick a PhD supervisor(s), how you can maintain a good relationship with your supervisor(s), be clear about what you want/need, and have the best experience within the PhD.
The Office Hours series is part of the Questioning Behaviour podcast in which Sarah and Merle interview prominent behavioural scientists and practitioners about a variety of behavioural science-related topics. The Office Hours segment is solely aimed at discussing the PhD experience. If you have a question about doing a PhD, make sure to reach out on the socials!
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Kelly Peters about the gap between behavioural science in academia and business.
Kelly Peters is the CEO and co-founder of BEWorks, a company dedicated to bringing the world of business into an age of scientific enlightenment. Who better to discuss the boundaries and gaps between knowledge production in academia and “the real world”! In this episode, we get to know Kelly and her own personal journey into behavioural science as well as her vision for how behavioural science can elevate and empower businesses to tackle complex challenges.
Finding Kelly Peters:
Kelly’s twitter (@KellyBEWorks): https://twitter.com/KellyBEworks
BEWorks twitter (@BEWorks): https://twitter.com/beworks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beworks/?originalSubdomain=ca
The BEworks academy: https://beworks.com/beworks-academy/
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In this episode of Office Hours Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker discuss why the PhD is not enough by itself and what a PhD (in our experience) won't teach you.
Stay tuned for tips and truths on how to get the right experience out of your PhD, and where to find additional resources to teach yourself what you need to know!
Link to Alexandre Truc (@alxndr_trc) tweet on interdisciplinarity in behavioural economics: https://twitter.com/alxndr_trc/status/1264911323290271744?s=20
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The Office Hours series is part of the Questioning Behaviour podcast in which Sarah and Merle interview prominent behavioural scientists and practitioners about a variety of behavioural science related topics. The Office Hours segment is solely aimed at discussing the PhD experience. If you have a question about doing a PhD, make sure to reach out on the socials!
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In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker discuss the many challenges of public policy and behavioural insights with Prof Nick Chater. We talk COVID-19 UK response, an open letter penned to the UK government by hundreds of behavioural scientists, and climate change.
Nick Chater is a professor at the Warwick Business School since 2010. He has over 200 publications, has won four national awards for psychological research, and has served as Associate Editor for the journals Cognitive Science, Psychological Review, and Psychological Science. Nick is co-founder of the research consultancy Decision Technology and is the author of the book “The Mind is Flat”.
Finding Nick Chater:
Nick’s Book “The Mind is Flat”: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241208440/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_ydW9EbC92ADBY
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-chater-93b8b919/?originalSubdomain=uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickjchater?lang=en
Decision Technology: https://www.linkedin.com/company/decision-technology/
Links mentioned:
An open letter signed by behavioural scientists: https://sites.google.com/view/covidopenletter/home
Philip Johnson-Laird’s work on mental models: https://www.pnas.org/content/107/43/18243
Moore’s law: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-moores-law-in-action-1971-2019/
Plastic bag tax: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/single-use-plastic-carrier-bags-why-were-introducing-the-charge/carrier-bags-why-theres-a-5p-charge
In the endnotes, we mention two forthcoming episodes with Behavioural Grooves podcasters Tim and Kurt, and Professor Paul Dolan! Stick around for the launch of these episodes.
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Matt Johnson on how behavioural science is applied to marketing, and the domain of neuromarketing.
Matt Johnson is the Professor of Consumer Neuroscience & Neuromarketing at Hult International Business School. His research specializes in the application of neuroscience and psychology to the business world. Matt is also co-founder of the Neuromarketing Blog, PopNeuro and co-author of the neuromarketing book Blindsight.
Finding Matt:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattjohnsonisme?lang=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjohnsonisme/
Website: https://www.popneuro.com/
Matt’s new book (!) "Blindsight: The (Mostly) Hidden Ways Marketing Reshapes Our Brains": https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1950665062/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_uBC8EbC9DGZAC
Links mentioned:
Phineas Gage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
Neuroscience applied to movie trailers: https://phys.org/news/2017-03-neuroscience-technique-office.html
Font designed to be difficult to read: https://sansforgetica.rmit/
The effect of wine price on experience and enjoyment: https://money.com/expensive-price-tag-cheap-wine-brain-placebo-effect/
Coke vs. Pepsi: https://medium.com/@neurosensum/the-pepsi-challenge-how-neuroscience-discovered-the-hidden-truth-e5da7997f046
Diana Tamir (Princeton): https://psych.princeton.edu/person/diana-tamir
Alan Watts speech “Being God”: https://sanjindumisic.com/alan-watts-on-being-god-transcript-of-the-question-and-answers/
Reading list:
Nisbett, R. E., & Wilson, T. D. (1977). Telling more than we can know verbal reports on mental processes. Psychological Review, 84(3), 231. https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92167/TellingMoreThanWeCanKnow.pdf
Gregory S. Berns, Sara E. Moore. A neural predictor of cultural popularity. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2011; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2011.05.001 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/945d/f58719cd8c5ae7a0d308c672f5af5951168e.pdf
Weisberg, D. S., Keil, F. C., Goodstein, J., Rawson, E., & Gray, J. R. (2008). The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 20(3), 470-477.
McClure, S.M., Li, J., Tomlin, D., Cypert, K.S., Montague, L.M., & Montague, P.R. (2004). Neural correlates of behavioural preference for culturally familiar drinks. Neuron, 44, 379-387.
Vecchiato, G., et al. (2011). On the use of EEG or MEG brain imaging tools in neuromarketing research. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 1-12.
Garvey, A. M., Germann, F., & Bolton, L. E. (2016). Performance brand placebos: How brands improve performance and consumers take the credit. Journal of Consumer Research, 42(6), 931-951.
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker dive into their own experiences of going to conferences, having to network and what has changed now that everything has moved online.
Stay tuned for tips and truths on how to network, how to present and how to make the most of the conference experience!
The Office Hours series is part of the Questioning Behaviour podcast in which Sarah and Merle interview prominent behavioural scientists and practitioners about a variety of behavioural science-related topics. The Office Hours segment is solely aimed at discussing the PhD experience. If you have a question about doing a PhD, make sure to reach out on the socials!
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Emily Roberts on how to best manage your personal finances during a PhD, whether in behavioural science or not!
Emily Roberts received a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 2014 and has been writing and teaching about personal finance since 2011. She is the founder of the websites Grad Student Finances and PhD Stipends and blogs about money at Evolving Personal Finance.
Emily takes us through her 8-step financial framework for graduate students which will allow us to decide how best to use our money and more!
Finding Emily:
Twitter: @PFforPhDs https://twitter.com/pfforphds?lang=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-roberts-phd-4b562422/
Website: http://pfforphds.com/
Podcast: http://pfforphds.com/podcast/
Links mentioned:
Website to share information about PhD income around the US: http://www.phdstipends.com/
Budgeting apps mentioned: https://www.mint.com/ and https://www.youneedabudget.com/
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Greg Davies on how behavioural science is applied to investing, and the role of risk profiling.
Greg Davies is the Behavioural Science Lead at Oxford Risk, where he works at improving decisions through behavioural science: behavioural finance; investment suitability; risk profiling; decision support tools; customer engagement; and financial decision making. He is also an editorial board member for the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance.
Finding Greg Davies:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregBDavies?s=20
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbdavies/?originalSubdomain=uk
Oxford risk: https://oxfordrisk.com/
Links mentioned:
Thaler, R. H., & Benartzi, S. (2004). Save more tomorrow™: Using behavioural economics to increase employee saving. Journal of Political Economy, 112(S1), S164-S187. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/380085
Report on financial personality for investors: https://www.sc.com/en/banking/banking-for-individuals/uncover-your-biases/the-standard-chartered-investor-personality-study-2020/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=investorpersonality
Oxford risk tool: https://oxfordrisk.com/mek-form/
QB twitter poll – what are your "general" risk preferences: https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast/status/1269200063810674690?s=20
Secret link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtooIklzheqzORPbQBiEZKsw2T4s6SUxv
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Ganna Pogrebna on how behavioural science is applied to public policy, for better or for worse.
Ganna Pogrebna is a Professor of Behavioural Economics and Data Science at the University of Birmingham and Lead for Behavioural Data Science at the Alan Turing Institute. She blends behavioural science, AI, computer science, data analytics, engineering, and business model innovation to help people and companies better understand their decision-making process.
In this episode, we discuss both the success and the horror stories that come from applying behavioural science to public policy. Ganna shares with us 7 reasons that can explain why behavioural science does not always translate into successful public policy: (1) Expertise (2) Context (3) The “Breaking Bad” problem (4) Methods (5) Interpretation (6) Incentive mechanisms (7) Data.
Finding Ganna Pogrebna:
Youtube (Data-driven): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QY4zs_ASJej2CvQTGikhg/videos?view_as=subscriber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/decisionalysis
Website: http://www.gannapogrebna.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ganna-pogrebna-7a846493/
DISCLAIMER (added 07/06/2020)
We are aware the BIT did not propose behavioural fatigue to the UK government as a reason to delay lockdown measures in response to COVID-19. It is unclear where the recommendation originated from:
"Unfortunately, both the intended meaning of “behavioural fatigue” and its precise role in the U.K.’s science-based approach remain vague because information about it seems only to have been disseminated through media interviews of government sources and officials involved in the policy process (see Bloomberg, March 11, 2020; The Guardian, March 12, 2020; The Guardian, March 13, 2020; and The Guardian, March 13, 2020)."
— https://behavioralscientist.org/why-a-group-of-behavioural-scientists-penned-an-open-letter-to-the-uk-government-questioning-its-coronavirus-response-covid-19-social-distancing/
Links mentioned:
The behavioural science of the smoking ban: https://www.bsphn.org.uk/356/What-can-behavioural-and-social-sciences-contribute-to-public-health
The “No Need to Fly” campaign in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_35uEjs2W7I
Behavioural fatigue in the pandemic: https://behavioralscientist.org/why-a-group-of-behavioural-scientists-penned-an-open-letter-to-the-uk-government-questioning-its-coronavirus-response-covid-19-social-distancing/
Karen Chester speech on “weapons of mass influence”: https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/speeches/consumer-outcomes-a-truth-universally-acknowledged/
Cambridge Analytica – Alexander Kogan: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/18/aleksandr-kogan-cambridge-analytica-scandal-sues-facebook
A great example of a backfiring intervention - Gneezy & Rustichini (2000) “A fine is a price”: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/468061
Jamie Oliver healthy eating campaign: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11821747/Jamie-Oliver-admits-school-dinners-campaign-failed-because-eating-well-is-a-middle-class-preserve.html
Nudging FORGOOD framework: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-public-policy/article/nudge-forgood/06BC9E9032521954E8325798390A998A
Secret link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_kPm5CiS6Zij46efjJaJxSZhFh9Acrs-
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Elina Halonen on how behavioural science research is conducted and its emphasis on the WEIRD countries.
Elina Halonen is a freelance behavioural consultant, with 15+ years of experience from the market research industry. She is also co-founder of Irrational Agency - one of the first agencies to specialise in behavioural science in the market research industry. She also consults on doing research targeting multiple and different cultures.
Finding Elina:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinahalonen/?originalSubdomain=nl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SquarePegMind
Square Peg Insight: https://www.squarepeginsight.com/
Reading list:
Henrich, J., Heine, S. & Norenzayan, A. Most people are not WEIRD. Nature 466, 29 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466029a -> https://www.nature.com/articles/466029a#citeas
Weber, E., & Hsee, C. (2000). Culture and individual judgment and decision making. Applied Psychology, 49(1), 32-61. -> https://iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1464-0597.00005
Riemer, H., Shavitt, S., Koo, M., & Markus, H. R. (2014). Preferences don’t have to be personal: Expanding attitude theorizing with a cross-cultural perspective. Psychological review, 121(4), 619. -> https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-44506-003
Links mentioned:
Some speeches by Prof Hazel Rose Markus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNqpug_kxWc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPsvYv9ORK0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QTFr6o_j9k
French smurfs: https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/smurfs-gather-in-france-break-world-record-amid-coronavirus.html
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Ofer Zellermayer on how behavioural science is applied to paying and payment methods.
Ofer Zellermayer is Associate Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making at Ono Academic College, Israel. Besides teaching and founding academic programs, he also has a lot of consultancy experience working in marketing research and consumer behaviour. Ofer constantly aims to merge higher education and business.
In this episode, Ofer gives Merle and Sarah a glimpse into the academic world of behavioural science as he shares his experience studying behavioural science at Carnegie Melon University between 1991-1996. We discuss how the “pain of paying” relates to modern modes of payment, cash usage, COVID-19, Germany frugality, and the Italian mafia.
Finding Ofer Zellermayer:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zellermayer/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zellermayer
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ofer_Zellermayer
Email: ofer@idc.ac.il
Reading list:
Ofer’s Thesis on The Pain of Paying: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280711796_The_Pain_of_Paying
Robyn Dawes (2010) “ Rational choice in an uncertain world” https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Rational_Choice_in_an_Uncertain_World.html?id=w_fYZZPcgpkC&redir_esc=y
Robyn Dawes (1994) “House of Cards” https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/House_of_Cards.html?id=J6iq_khf5HkC&redir_esc=y
Gabriel Garcia Marques (1967) “One Hundred Years of Solitude”: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/320.One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude
Secret link:https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/commontopics
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Ali Fenwick on how behavioural science is applied to working from home.
Ali Fenwick is the professor of organizational behaviour and innovation at the Hult International Business School and is the founder and managing partner of LEAD TCM&L. He specializes in the application of behavioural interventions for business improvement, government policy design, communication effectiveness, talent management, mobile application design, and psychographic profiling and has a vast experience in management consulting.
Finding Ali Fenwick:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afenwick/
Instagram: @moderndaypsychologist (https://www.instagram.com/modern.day.psychologist/)
Links mentioned:
The Behavioral Economics 2.0 summit held in Rotterdam back in April 2017 can be found here: https://be2-0.com/. Look out for 3.0 in 2021!!!
Ali’s Forbes interview on Panic Working: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sallypercy/2020/04/01/has-covid-19-caused-your-team-to-start-panic-working/
The Ostrich effect: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/ostrich-effect/
Ali’s (viral) video on panic buying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxFk5v7xwN4
Secret link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fidNWIsCxXI
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Kelly Shortridge on how behavioural science is applied to information security.
Kelly Shortridge is VP of Product Strategy at Capsule8. Before that, Kelly was the Product Manager for cross-platform detection capabilities at BAE Systems Applied Intelligence as well as co-founder and COO of IperLane. In her spare time, she researches applications of behavioural economics to information security, on which she’s spoken at conferences internationally.
Finding Kelly Shortridge: Business: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyshortridge/ Personal: https://swagitda.com/ Capsule8: https://capsule8.com/ Secret link: https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/password-manager
Research mentioned: Verizon data breach investigations report: https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/executivebriefs/2019-dbir-executive-brief.pdf
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Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/
Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker interview Mark Brooks on how behavioural science is applied to online dating.
Mark Brooks is CEO of the leading Internet dating business agency-consultancy Courtland Brooks and head of IDEA, the Internet Dating Excellence Association. He has frequently spoken about the role of behavioural science in (online) dating, at events such as NudgeStock! Mark is also the founder of the massive Facebook group, The Behavioural Economist.
Finding Mark Brooks Business: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BehavioralEconomist/ Personal: https://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/ The meet group: https://www.themeetgroup.com/
Research mentioned: Height premium: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11129-010-9088-6 Influence of objects in the business domain (briefcase): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597804000585
Secret link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqaKzwC5Zeg
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Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker introduce themselves, the Questioning Behaviour podcast and answer questions on what it is like doing a PhD in Behavioural Science.
Finding Sarah Bowen Twitter: https://twitter.com/srhbow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-bowen-6124a247/
Finding Merle van den Akker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/merle.vd.akker Insta: https://www.instagram.com/merlevandenakker Twitter: https://twitter.com/MoneyMindMerle LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merle-van-den-akker-40a8b811b/
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Music used: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/