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  • Blog
  • 29th Feb 2024

Should we ban mobile phones in schools?

Policy moves need to be informed by HOW phones distract young people as well as the messy reality of trying to implement blanket bans in the classroom.

  • Blog
  • 12th Feb 2024

BIT’s Roadmap for AI & BI

At BIT we’re thinking hard about how we should be using artificial intelligence (AI).  We’re not worried that it’ll do us out of business, not yet at least. Rather, we’re excited about the potential to dramatically increase the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of applied behavioural science.

  • Blog
  • 8th Feb 2024

Homicides and mental health: understanding systemic patterns

Getting and understanding the right data to help prevent homicides in the future

  • Blog
  • 6th Feb 2024

Social media and youth violence: Acknowledging the complexity

In a guest blog for the Ending Youth Violence Lab authors of Against Youth Violence: A Social Harm Perspective Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers discuss the need for a comprehensive and nuanced examination of the link between social media and youth violence. This blog, published on Safer Internet Day, sets…

  • Blog
  • 6th Feb 2024

“Together for a safer internet”: how and why we should put children and young people at the heart of designing future internet policy

Today is Safer Internet Day, raising awareness globally of a safer and better internet for all, especially for children and young people. Lis Costa, Managing Director of BIT UK, considers how we might make this year’s theme of “Together for a safer internet” a meaningful reality. 

  • Blog
  • 5th Feb 2024

UK joins the war on disposable vapes 

How can we make sure that efforts to regulate vaping and e cigarettes don't inadvertently create more problems than they solve?

  • Blog
  • 1st Feb 2024

Behavioural Science in Latin America and the Caribbean: BIT's Journey and Vision for 2024 and beyond

as the new Director of our LAC team, ushering in an era of tech-driven behavioral insights.

  • Blog
  • 1st Feb 2024

How behavioural science can make you a better leader

Four ways that applying behavioural insights can make you a better leader

  • Blog
  • 26th Jan 2024

From Statistics to Solutions: The Urgency of Youth Violence Prevention

On Thursday the Youth Justice Board (YJB) released its annual youth justice statistics. There are some positives to take from this data, most notably the fall in the average number of children in custody at any one time, which at 440 is the lowest number on record. Meanwhile  the number…

  • Blog
  • 25th Jan 2024

ChatGOV: Will people trust AI tools to help them use public services?

At BIT, we’re excited about AI’s potential to improve how citizens interact with public services - from providing tailored advice, to streamlining application processes.