Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

This project carried out a decadal survey on the social and behavioral sciences (SBS) in areas relevant to national security. The survey identified opportunities that are poised to contribute ...

On Feb. 5, the Shelby County Science Day was held at Anna High School for Shelby County students in grades 5-12. Sixty-five students from Anna High School, Lehman High School and Jackson Center ...

I started at Persistence Plus in 2014, and it’s mindboggling to remember how rare it was then for psychologists to leave academia for industry. I went in blind, having no role models to turn to for ...

Both the donation number and amount are influenced by emotional and contextual cues derived from the disease relief projects on a fundraising website. Images and textual data from 1,763 projects were ...

This post is Part 1 of a two-part series. The success story of applied behavioral science began with the publication of popular science books more than 15 years ago showing that people make suboptimal ...