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- Blog
- 10th Sep 2024
Can we use behavioural science to reduce the risk of nuclear weapons?
Our joint project with Chatham House aimed to understand exactly what the ‘behavioural risks’ in our nuclear weapons programmes really are - and what consequences they might pose.
- Press release
- 9th Sep 2024
Study reveals $100 billion ‘evidence gap’ in public policy
A new report reveals minimal government investment in public policy evidence, with R&D spending in the UK, Canada, Australia, and the US at under 0.1% of total expenditure in key areas like education, social protection, and public order.
- Blog
- 4th Sep 2024
A guide for reducing administrative burden in government
We’ve all paid the time tax—the exasperating costs that come with learning about, applying for, and participating in government benefits. But no one should have to deal with any undue administrative burdens, especially people seeking support they are eligible for.
- Blog
- 12th Aug 2024
Collectivism is out and individualism is in
The UK has witnessed a steep decline in the membership of its political parties over the past few decades. The days are gone where joining a political party is a common life milestone: now just 1% of the electorate are party members.
- Blog
- 9th Jul 2024
How do you know that? Someone on Reddit told me
Forums are one of the oldest forms of online communication, where people can freely ask questions - from the weird and wonderful, to practical advice from strangers.
- Blog
- 3rd Jul 2024
Smarter delivery on policy can reap big gains for the next UK Government - even with constrained finances
Tomorrow the UK heads to the polls to choose their next government. In anticipation, Lucy Makinson, BIT’s Head of Policy, considers how an incoming government can deliver impact, even in the face of fiscal constraint.
- Blog
- 3rd Jul 2024
Celebrating Argentina’s first behavioral insights unit
Three years ago, Argentina’s first behavioral insights unit was born. The Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy Unit (UCCPP) was an incredible example of the promise for applied behavioral science in Latin America.
- Blog
- 3rd Jul 2024
Celebrando la primera unidad de ciencias del comportamiento de Argentina
Bajo la dirección de Iván Budassi y Fernando Torrente, el equipo de ocho personas logró grandes progresos en sólo tres años. Pusieron a prueba intervenciones, participaron en el debate público, proporcionaron asesoramiento basado en evidencia, y mucho más.
- Press release
- 21st May 2024
BIT and Ofcom trial methods to boost engagement with content controls on social media sites
BIT and Ofcom’s Behavioural Insight specialists ran two online trials to test different ways of encouraging people to use content controls.
- Blog
- 2nd Apr 2024
Meta’s Community Forum on AI
Our ongoing partnership with Meta has yielded strong evidence that deliberative processes are promising mechanisms for platform governance. Last October, building on earlier deliberative processes and our focus on AI, BIT designed and delivered a third Community Forum (CF) sponsored by Meta and working with Stanford University’s Deliberative Democracy Lab.