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- 20th Mar 2023
A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science
10 new proposals to enable behavioural science to truly fulfill its potential for improving lives and societies
- Blog
- 24th Mar 2023
New podcast: From Nudge to…where now?
BIT has just published A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science. The Manifesto's author Michael Hallsworth takes to the streets of New York City to explain more about this landmark work
- Podcast: Inside The Nudge Unit
- 24th Mar 2023
From Nudge to…where now?
BIT has just published A Manifesto for Applying Behavioral Science. The Manifesto's author Michael Hallsworth takes to the streets of New York City to explain more about this landmark work.
- Blog
- 29th Mar 2023
How can we encourage adoption of home energy efficiency measures?
The adoption of home retrofits (e.g. wall, floor, loft insulation) is also a behavioural challenge that we explored with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
- Report
- 3rd May 2023
Using behavioural insights to increase uptake of remote gambling support and treatment
This report sets out potential barriers and enablers to accessing gambling support and treatment, and has explored ways behavioural insights can be used to improve uptake of gambling support and treatment services.
- Report
- 30th May 2023
What can gambling support providers do to increase service uptake?
Roughly 4 in 10 people who have the greatest need for gambling treatment and support do not seek any form of treatment, advice or support. The Behavioural Insights Team’s (BIT) Gambling Policy and Research Unit (GPRU) collaborated with the TalkBanStop (TBS) to develop recommendations for how support service providers can…
- Blog
- 31st May 2023
Want to protect consumers? Understand what makes them tick
Consumer protection is key, according to the White House. From giving mobile users greater choice over where they get their apps to banning surprise “resort fees” foisted on would-be vacationers at the last second, federal initiatives span across consumer-facing markets and dozens of agencies. The idea is that removing irritants…
- Blog
- 7th Jun 2023
The quiet boom of trust inside Britain
The UK is experiencing a quiet boom in what’s called ‘social trust’: the sense that we can trust our neighbours and the people around us. Our analysis of the latest release of the World Values Survey finds that 47% of us think that most people can be trusted.
- Blog
- 20th Jun 2023
Deadlocked? Try conversational receptiveness
If you feel like it’s harder than it used to be to engage productively with people whose views oppose your own, you are not alone. The United States is a global leader in political polarization, and the problem only appears to be growing. From the environment to education, few topics…
- Blog
- 27th Jun 2023
How worried should we be about youth vaping?
Concerns about an ‘epidemic’ of youth vaping seem to be making waves at the moment. We’ve seen recent headlines about a ‘spike’ in the number of children vaping, the Australian Government is planning to ban recreational use of e-cigarettes, and the UK Government has just announced £3 million towards a…