The role of culture in reactions to risk and uncertainty
By Sulav Saha Growing up in Australia as part of a minority made me aware of certain family traits that were different to social norms, in particular when it came to our greater risk aversion. This...
View ArticleBringing Young People Into the LSE Behavioural Research Lab: BRL-Junior...
I recently invited young people into our lab for the first time, as part of a combined research and public engagement event. This wouldn’t have been possible without the wonderful help of a team of...
View ArticleBehavioural science for the next generation
By Dr. Heather Kappes, Department of Management Behavioural science is fascinating, right? The self-selected sample of people reading this blog would probably agree. But what do kids think? When...
View ArticleI have enough when…
By Dr. Kate Laffan As part of the LSE festival last week The Behavioural Science Hub Team were let loose on the walls of The New Academic Building. A lick of chalk paint later, the LSE community and...
View ArticleSeeing red, acting green? Winning Gold!
A huge congrats to Behavioural Science Hub affiliate Ganga Shreedhar for winning the LSE Festival’s Reseach Poster Competition with her poster entitled ‘Seeing red, acting green? The impact of...
View ArticleGreen with satisfaction: can pro-environmental action promote both personal...
by Dr Kate Laffan The landmark report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this Monday (9th October 2018) emphasises the need for a widespread shift towards more sustainable...
View ArticleFrom Theory to Practice
Moving from theory to practice is something that students in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science (PBS) are continuously encouraged to do. For example, earlier this academic year, as...
View ArticleWinning the Hearts (and Wallets) of Ethical Consumers
Written by: Kimberly Richter A summary of a group project carried out by Kimberly in collaboration with Lindsey Depledge, Joana Asshauer and Panuwat Sajjaviriyakul. Imagine yourself in the aisles of...
View ArticleLiking, Sharing and Commenting Our Way to Zero Privacy
By Hayley Geary A summary of a group project carried out by Hayley in collaboration with Lara Neervoort and Roni Turkenitchas as part of their MSc Psychology of Economic Life. What can behavioural...
View ArticleFamilyTime: How a smartphone application can help families break...
By Jörg Macke A summary of a group project carried out by Jörg in collaboration with Soesja Vogels, Claudia Figueroa and Camille Ong as part of their MSc Psychology of Economic Life. We all know what...
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