Behavior Change for Good Initiative

Team Scientist podcast roundup:
Greg Walton on Hidden Brain: https://bit.ly/3Rh2X2F

Abby Sussman on Speaking of Psychology https://bit.ly/43ipOgP

Richard Thaler on Choiceology https://bit.ly/4nO5bTm

Do You Feel Loved? - Hidden Brain Media What’s the difference between being loved and feeling loved?

Learn more about Paschal Sheeran, a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill and Team Scientist whose research explores how people translate intentions into action and what helps them achieve health behavior change.

Visit his website: https://psheeran.web.unc.edu/

New research by Team Scientist Ayelet Fishbach and collaborators finds that giving to fewer people, rather than more, signals stronger social connection to each recipient, and makes gifts more valued and more likely to be reciprocated.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2026.104478

A megastudy in Nature Climate Change by Team Scientists Jan G. Voelkel, Robb Willer, and collaborators tested 10 different persuasive passages about climate change among 13,544 Americans. Emphasizing scientific consensus most strongly increased belief in climate change.

A registered report megastudy on the persuasiveness of the most-cited climate messages - Nature Climate Change How to effectively communicate climate change to the public has long been studied and debated. Through a registered report megastudy, researchers tested the ten most-cited climate change messaging strategies published, finding that many had significant, but small, effects on climate change attitudes...

Tomorrow and Friday, the National Academies is hosting a virtual Workshop on Enhancing Scientific Integrity in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Don’t miss what is sure to be an unforgettable set of conversations including NIH Director Bhattacharya in conversation with Team Scientist Emily Oster.

Free & open to the public.

Register: https://bit.ly/3OAVVVk