The Behaviouralist

Check out this thread from our Research Associate, Canishk, explaining his new paper which investigates the barriers that make it more difficult for people with poor mental health to access social assistance programmes, despite needing it most. 🧵

#Heatpumps are a highly #energyefficient heating and cooling technology, but many consumers are reluctant to make the switch. In our latest blog, we explore the #behavioural drivers and barriers to heat pump adoption. Check it out below! 👇 👇 👇 thebehaviouralist.com/applying-a-beh…

Our most recent blog post introduces a novel behavioural design method: #behaviouraljourneymapping. Head to our website now to read the full post: thebehaviouralist.com/behavioural-jo… #behaviouralscience #design #behaviouralinsights

Sign up now for our #webinar on improving consumer engagement with demand-response: 👉 Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 2 pm GMT 👉 Learn about our new guidebook on the role #behaviouralscience in energy demand flexibility 👉 Developed in partnership with @users_tcp zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Check out our new case study describing our work creating a guidebook on using #behaviouralinsights to support #energydemandflexibility! The guidebook is now LIVE and can be downloaded here: bit.ly/49HzdQa thebehaviouralist.com/portfolio-item…

There's still time to apply to the Office Administrator position at TB! Follow the link below to learn more about how to join our team #jobopportunity #officeadministrator #behaviouralscience thebehaviouralist.com/careers/

We tested 10 behavioral interventions to mitigate #climatechange in 63 countries (N = 59,440) The interventions’ effectiveness was small, largely limited to nonclimate skeptics, and differed across outcomes: -Beliefs were strengthened mostly by decreasing psychological distance (by 2.3%) -Policy support by writing a letter to a future-generation member (2.6%) -Information sharing by negative emotion induction (12.1%) -No intervention increased the more effortful behavior—several interventions even backfired by reducing tree planting! Our paper is in @ScienceAdvances : science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… It was led by @vlasceanu_mada and @kim_doell and included a massive team of over 250 collaborators from around the world!

Curious about how #behaviouralinsights and #energypolicy can work together? Sign up now to receive our next newsletter, which will focus entirely on our work in this arena. Enter your email address at the bottom of our homepage to subscribe! thebehaviouralist.com

❗New case study alert❗Head to our website to learn about our work with the @LLSusa to understand barriers to clinical trial enrolment of blood cancer patients in the Veterans Health Administration thebehaviouralist.com/portfolio-item…

#clinicaltrials are essential for the development of new medical treatments, but researchers often struggle to enrol sufficient numbers of patients. Keep your eyes peeled 👀 for a new case study describing TB's recent work on this topic in collaboration with @LLSusa!

Bitter cold and long nights can make the winter months a struggle. Kubzansky and colleagues discuss the importance of #prosociality as a #publichealth initiative. The takeaway? Do something for another person today to ward off the January blues! lnkd.in/eeZhJSxB

Happy new year! We're back in the office and excited for a busy 2024! Keep an eye out for updates on new projects focusing on: 🌬 #airquality and #behaviourchange 💡 #energypolicy 🚉 #transportation mode choice 💷 #consumer protection and much, much more!

As the year draws to a close, here at TB we've been #reflecting on all that we've #accomplished in 2023. Here are some of our highlights from the past 12 months -- from projects to papers and team fun, it's been a great year!

Our work on #wateraudits is cited in The National News this week. Follow the link below to learn more about how #behavioural interventions can reduce #waterconsumption thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen…

New work from our founders @RDMetcalfe and Robert Hahn has recently been published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology! Follow the link below to learn more #omissionbias #behaviouralscience #Psychology myscp.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Our work on #fakereviews is featured in the @WSJ this week! @jesper_akesson shares key findings from our work with @WhichUK and explains the impact of fake reviews on #consumer choices wsj.com/us-news/youre-…

Nice summary in the WSJ on our fake reviews paper, with discussion by @jesper_akesson and @econominable @Tbehaviouralist wsj.com/us-news/youre-…

TB's research on #fakereviews is discussed in @Newsweek! Follow the link below to learn about how fraudulent reviews impact #consumer #behaviour newsweek.com/how-fake-revie…

A recent paper by our team on water audits 👇

Every day we interact with #online environments, some of which are more user-friendly than others. This week's blog post investigates how #innovative #experiments can be used to improve and develop effective #digital spaces: thebehaviouralist.com/using-innovati…