Children’s Handwashing and Quality Interactions In Peru, over 90% of deaths in children under five from diarrhea could be prevented by handwashing. Low-income children receive less quality interaction in Peru, a critical behavior for childhood development. Leveraging communal norms to … Continue reading Handwashing for healthy lives
Your Chemical Romance The authors of the new book Love Drugs: The Chemical Future of Relationships really, really want readers to know they have not written a book promoting love potions—drugs that will hypnotize, brainwash, or otherwise ensnare people into … Continue reading Love drugs
Every Place Is the Same Now Those old enough to remember video-rental stores will recall the crippling indecision that would overtake you while browsing their shelves. With so many options, any one seemed unappealing, or insufficient. In a group, different … Continue reading Blockbuster is dead
We Consistently Overestimate How Much Other People Will Enjoy Or Pay For Stuff Imagine taking a two-week holiday to the Bahamas. Sand, sea, and reef — who wouldn’t love it? I mean, personally, though I would love aspects of it, … Continue reading The overestimation bias
Most People Who Share “Fake News” Do Care About The Accuracy Of News Items — They’re Just Distracted Is it really believable that Hillary Clinton operated a child sex ring out of a pizza shop — or that Donald Trump … Continue reading The power of headlines
Prohibition Was a Failed Experiment in Moral Governance A century ago, Prohibition went into effect around the United States, and the evangelical Protestants who had fought for 80 years to make it a reality celebrated. With the ratification of the … Continue reading Law and prohibition
The Trouble with Crime Statistics Last year, lawmakers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania proposed legalizing recreational marijuana in their states. A debate ensued. Some argued that legalizing pot would make crime go up; others claimed that it would make crime … Continue reading Crime correlations
