Amazing work from Silvia Saccardo Hengchen Dai et al - THIS is what it looks like when experts run behavioral policy programs:

1-Massive samples
2-Extensive prelim work
3-Real-world trials

Stop highlighting bad science -> start doing more like theirs.
nature.com/articles/s4156…

Evidence FTW!
Research by Kai Ruggeri suggests rating the size and scope of studies used in evidence to inform policy decisions predicts the effectiveness of corresponding policy interventions—ie high 'levels' of evidence predicted better policy outcomes:
buff.ly/3UvFEjg

Science Always Wins 😎
- Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year.

- For every death averted, 66 years of full health were gained on average,…

One real concern in our field is too many people that love to say 'economists got it wrong' or 'nothing in psychology replicates'. Stating this implies you have never taken a course in economics or psychological methods and are just repeating tweets that got 30,000 likes in 2018.

We misunderstand so much about human nature.

More evidence that decisions are powerfully shaped by the context.

This article is now live at osf.io/m5cna

Summary:

1. Greater scale of evidence = better at predicting policy outcomes
2. Type of study method (RCT, meta-analysis, survey, etc) is helpful to some, but hugely varies in value to policymakers

College admission essay content has a stronger correlation with household income (R2 = 16%) than SAT scores.
This explains how removing standardized tests can increase inequality.
Based on 240,000 admission essays to the University of California. science.org/doi/full/10.11…

Confirmed: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ma…

Did we just have an earthquake?

!!! Ipsos is hiring a Director of Behavioral Science in NYC (hybrid). Looks like a dream role for anyone interested in their work - would highly recommend checking this out.

Salary range US$145,000-$155,000.

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At 41 years of age, as a full-time professor and a few years of reserve service, I have commissioned as an officer in the @USairforce/Air National Guard. With my wonderfully supportive mother at last week's graduation.

This is devastating news. He was nothing but supportive of our work, long before he knew what the results were. Always quick to share thoughts and encouragement. A true loss.

To anyone writing stories about him, please highlight his human side, not only his achievements.

An important statement on the latest tea controversy. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

If someone accidentally writes 'Tursday' in an email, what is your default assumption for which one they intended?

'Did my own research'-guess what we found?!

People that don't care about you & want to divide communities push cheap, lazy lies about vaccines, then say misinformation is fake.

Solution: Build trust. Engage real concerns. Keep debates public.
The BMJ bmj.com/content/384/bm…