Questioning Behaviour

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle review the year 2021, from the behavioural science perspective. Issues with the vaccine roll-out, (panic) working from home, preparing for more lockdowns and a world with COVID are discussed. However, there are positive notes too, with amazing events and books having been launched in 2021, and much more amazing stuff to come out in 2021. 2021 is also the year Merle finished her PhD and wrote a book about doing the PhD, so it can't have been all bad! We wish you all a great 2022, in which you'll have the time and peace of mind to reflect on the developments in both behavioural science and your own life in 2021 and grow from there.   Materials discussed: Milkman, Patel, Gandhi, Graci, et al. (2021) – A 500,000-Person Experiment Evaluating the Impact of Geographically-Targeted, High-Payoff Vaccine Lotteries: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3904365 Milkman, Patel, Gandhi, Graci, et al. (2021) – A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor's appointment: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/20/e2101165118 3C Model from the SAGE Working group: https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/coronavirus-information-councils/covid-19-service-information/covid-19-vaccinations/behavioural-insights/resources Paul Dolan - Children in the pandemic: https://pauldolan.co.uk/covid19/children-have-been-left-to-languish-in-the-pandemic Ken Fisher's Debunkery: https://www.kenfisher.com/books/debunkery  Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

This episode of Questioning Behaviour has Sarah and Merle interview Danae Arroyos-Calvera as part of our Behavioural Science ECR series. We discuss supervisor-supervisee relationships, the importance of pastoral support for success in the PhD, and Danae's transition to her job as Lecturer in Economics at the University of Birmingham.   Finding Danae: Twitter: https://twitter.com/danaearroyos?lang=en Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/danae-arroyos-calvera-0bb77147/en Website: https://sites.google.com/view/arroyos-calvera/home UoB staff page: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/business/arroyos-calvera-danae.aspx   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Kai Barron about his controversial choice of switching PhD supervisors. They talk about personal and professional reasons for switching, possible drama, the motivation to stay in academia, and academia's default to see itself as the "winning" outcome. Finding Kai: site: https://sites.google.com/site/kaibarron/ twitter: https://twitter.com/kai_barron Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Melina Palmer, podcast host of the Brainy Business, author of "What Your Customer Wants, And Can't Tell You", about her work, about behavioural science and mostly about incentives for "good" behaviours. In the after chat podcast hosts Merle and Sarah get philosophical about incentives and the "right" reason for doing something. Finding Melina: site: https://thebrainybusiness.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrainybiz BEthoughtful: https://be-thoughtful-revolution.mn.co/feed   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle chat with Jesal Sheth as part of the "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series.  We discuss Jesal's path onto doing the PhD, going back into Industry and then back into doing an industry-focused postdoc. Sometimes you can have the best of both worlds! Finding Jesal: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesal-d-sheth-34a0643b/ Website: https://sites.google.com/site/jesaldilipsheth/   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)    Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle interview Fadi Makki about his work in the Middle East. They discuss the founding of the Citizen's Lab, Nudge Lebanon, work on psychological inoculation, combatting traffic violations as well as violent extremism and glass recycling. All wrapped up in a neat little packet you cannot miss!    Finding Fadi: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadi-makki/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/makkifadi Nudge Lebanon Website: https://nudgelebanon.org/ BXARABIA: https://www.behavioraleconomics.com/event/bx-arabia-beirut-lebanon/ Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)    Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In today's episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle talk to Steve Shu about his decision to transition from his successful career in Behavioural Science consultancy to do a PhD (successfully!). We talk about the social and professional capital the PhD has afforded Steve, the non-overlaps between the work of a consultant and an academic, and life as a mature PhD student.   Relevant links: R. Cialdini's paper “We need to Break Up”: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01091.x   Finding Steve: site: https://steveshuconsulting.com/ twitter: https://twitter.com/steveshu linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveshu   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)   Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle interview Joseph (Joe) Sweeney, the Director of the Alliance for Decision Education on their work in teaching kids behavioural science, and the benefits of it.  The talk becomes a wild ride with mentions of the dot.com bubble, fantasy league football and Shakespeare! Can't miss that! Finding Joe & The Alliance: Linkedin Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephsweeney/ Twitter Joe: https://twitter.com/JosephESweeney Twitter Alliance: https://twitter.com/AllDecisionEd Podcast Alliance: https://www.alliancefordecisioneducation.org/podcast Website Alliance: https://www.alliancefordecisioneducation.org/  Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)    Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast, Sarah and Merle chat with Margaret as part of the "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series. We discuss Margaret's research topic: children and finance, as well as her journey into the PhD, into a post-doc and her approach to dealing with uncertainty, which the academic world is riddled with! Finding Margaret: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tweetsbymidge Let's Talk Grad School substack: https://substack.com/profile/33425976-margaret-echelbarger Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle speak with Leigh Caldwell (Founding Partner of Irrational Agency and author of The Psychology of Price) about the existence of a System 3 within a dual systems model of thinking... What follows is an interesting discussion on the purpose and utilities of models and the evidence for an "imagination" system at the intersection of "emotion" and "rationality".   Helpful context: Leigh's original blog post: https://www.irrationalagency.com/post/introducing-system-3-how-we-use-our-imagination-to-make-choices Merle's response blog post: https://www.moneyonthemind.org/post/on-the-hunt-for-system-3-is-it-real   Finding Leigh: Twitter (@leighblue): https://twitter.com/leighblue?lang=en Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/leighcaldwell Irrational agency: https://www.irrationalagency.com/   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle chat with Victoria Valle Lara as part of our "Early Career Behavioural Researcher" series. We discuss life on the PhD and Victoria's experiences transitioning from the PhD into consultancy. Victoria is a senior behavioural economist at Allianz and completed her PhD in Economics in 2019 from HEC Lausanne, Switzerland.   Finding Victoria: Linkedin: https://ch.linkedin.com/in/victoria-valle-lara Worker Empowerment and Subjective Evaluation: On Building an Effective Conflict Culture - WORKING PAPER: https://www.nber.org/papers/w27857   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)    Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah and Merle speak with Saransh Sharma: a behavioural strategist at Final Mile consulting with 6+ years of experience in research and design. We discuss how behavioural science can be used to address some big problems (i.e. sanitation, HIV testing, etc.), the challenges of applying behavioural science without truly understanding the humans at the other end of the intervention, and how the WEIRD problem might be over-indexed...   Finding Saransh: Go Nudge Yourself: https://www.gonudgeyourself.com/saranshsharma Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoNudgeYourself/featured Email: gonudgeyourself@gmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saransh-sharma-behsci   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) 

For this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah and Merle interview Lenka Fiala. Lenka managed to transition from her PhD in Tilberg to an Assistant Professorship at Nova (Lisbon, Portugal). She explains her journey, the perks of knowing what you want early on, and tells us more about the research she is currently doing.   With loads of tips on time management and having hobbies!   Finding Lenka: Website: http://www.lenkafiala.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fialalenka?lang=en NOVA staff page: https://www2.novasbe.unl.pt/en/faculty-research/faculty/faculty-detail/id/1187/lenka-fiala   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) 

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle get a chance to talk with Etinosa Agbonlahor about being an applied financial behavioural economist in the private sector (phew!). Etinosa is a behavioural research scientist at Fidelity Investments and has previously worked as a behavioural scientist for the Commonwealth Bank in Australia. We discuss the expectations and reality of working as an applied behavioural economist, where we think the field is going in general and discuss how a behavioural economist would give financial advice.   Finding Eti: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etinosa-agbonlahor-2b588928 Twitter (@TheEtinosa): https://twitter.com/theetinosa?lang=en   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) 

In this episode of the QB podcast, Sarah and Merle speak with another early career researcher, Essi Kujansuu, about her experience getting into the PhD, switching topics after 1 year, and how she navigated the job market (even though self-promotion is tough for the Finnish!)... Essi is an experimental economist, interested in fairness and choice architecture (nudges), currently working as a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Innsbruck.    Finding Essi: Website: https://sites.google.com/view/essi-kujansuu/home Email: Essi.Kujansuu(at)uibk.ac.at  Twitter (@EssiEconomist): https://twitter.com/essieconomist?lang=en   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) 

In this ep of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle speak with Katy Milkman about her new book "How to Change"! We delve deeper into what inspired Katy to write a book and explore what it was like for her to actually write it! We also talk about some of Katy's most current academic work and particularly the evidence for incentivising vaccination.   Finding Katy, and Katy's book! "How to Change" -https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781785043710?gC=5a105e8b&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnJaKBhDgARIsAHmvz6eot1MKQ3gcdMouhepb2IX0lqZGe933APRpHDCSkzftb7d754C2J4oaAq18EALw_wcB Katy's professional website - https://www.katymilkman.com/ Katy's Wharton School page - https://oid.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/kmilkman/ Twitter (@katy_milkman) - https://twitter.com/katy_milkman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

Here at the Questioning Behaviour podcast, we have curated a sub-series of episodes focused on the lives and experiences of early career researchers (ECR) who have recently completed a Behavioural Science PhD.    Our first guest of the ECR sub-series is Natalie J Hallinger -Director of Behavioural Science at Litterati. Natalie has a background in clinical psychology and received her PhD in Applied Social Psychology from Loyola University Chicago. In this episode we talk postgrad programme selection strategies, dealing with supervisory shifts, what makes an effective mentor, and MUCH MORE!   Finding Natalie: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhallinger/ Twitter (@HallingerBeSci): https://twitter.com/HallingerBeSci?s=20 Check out Litterati here: https://litterati.org/   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

To kick off Season 3 of the Questioning Behaviour podcast, Sarah and Merle speak to the one and only Cass Sunstein. Cass is the co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness (2008) alongside Richard Thaler.  In this episode, we discuss Cass' book writing career, his "meet cute" with Richard Thaler, and how a law background informs his view of behavioural science.   Finding Cass Sunstein: Twitter: @CassSunstein Harvard Law School faculty profile     Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle meet Matt Wallaert (Head of Behavioural Science @ frog). We discuss why behavioural scientists should pay more attention to science fiction, how 10-weeks can be enough to complete the behavioural science process, and why the democratisation of behavioural science is essential. Go forth and prosper listener, and remember... behaviour as the outcome, science as the process.   Finding Matt: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattwallaert?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwallaert/ Website: https://mattwallaert.com/about/   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle meet Steve Brunt (Planning Director, The Behaviours Agency)! We discuss how sometimes "bringing awareness" is just not enough, what behavioural science brings to the craft of marketing, the secret art of creating resonance and emotion, and so much more!  The Behaviours Agency is a UK-based behavioural science marketing and creative agency that utilises the evidence around the power of default choices, our brain's tendency to compare and make decisions relative to other options, and the necessary conditions for behaviour to take place (sufficient motivation, sufficient means, and a trigger).   Finding Steve: The Behaviours Agency - https://thebehavioursagency.com/about-us/steve-brunt/ Email- steve@thebehavioursagency.com Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-brunt/   Interesting links: Always a woman, John Lewis advert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOsWWKHZVw&ab_channel=optimoparker   Questioning Behaviour Links: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah and Merle speak with Erik Angner (Professor of Practical Philosophy at Stockholm University). We talk about Erik's experience of interdisciplinary work, what philosophers can teach economists, the importance of asserting implicit assumptions, and the over-confidence of economists! Erik totally blows our minds this episode with his knowledge, insight, and most importantly, sense of humour ;)   Finding Erik: Personal website: https://www.erikangner.com/ Twitter (@ErikAngner): https://twitter.com/ErikAngner?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Erik's textbook - A Course in Behavioural Economics (third edition): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Course-Behavioral-Economics-Erik-Angner-dp-1352010801/dp/1352010801/ref=dp_ob_title_bk   Questioning Behaviour: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

On this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle invite Chris Cornthwaite (Roostervane) about how to transition from the PhD to a career outside of academia ("AltAc"), and why the grass may in fact be greener on the other side. We talk about the transferability of skills, the social capital of a PhD, and the pitfalls of academia. You'll enjoy this one if you are thinking about pursuing a PhD and/or if you enjoy a bit of PhD trash talk.    Finding Chris: Roostervane Acadamy: https://roostervane.com/academy/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-cornthwaite/?originalSubdomain=ca Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjcornthwaite?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Questioning Behaviour: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah and Merle chat with Nick Mishkin (@Behavior2020) about sales, mental health and wellbeing, and how behavioural science can link it all together. Nick is currently based in Tel Aviv studying Behavioural Economics at IDC Herzliya - his focus is on the application of behavioural economics to sales and finance.   Finding Nick: Behavior2020 consultancy: https://behavior2020.com/about-2/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/behavior2020 Behavioural Science Playlist: https://behavior2020.com/the-behavioral-economics-playlist/   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)  Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You're the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour Sarah and Merle talk to behavioural science legend Cristina Bicchieri about her work in behavioural science, applying behavioural science to changing behaviours through the application of social norms, all over the world!   FInding Cristina: University of Pennsylvania: https://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/people/cristina-bicchieri Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/instructor/~806874 Norms in the Wild (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Norms-Wild-Diagnose-Measure-Change/dp/0190622040 Grammar of Society (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0521574900/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_PXAV0FTHM26P6KXQ3J0J?   Questioning Behaviour Links:   Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Michael (Mike) Barbera, Chief Behavioural Officer at Clicksuasion. They talk about his young start as an entrepreneur, the ever-changing online environment, shoving, consumer loops, the replication crisis not really being that big of a deal, and IKEA designing clothes! Michael is an award-winning consumer psychologist and business strategist for Fortune 50 companies. He is the chief behavioural officer at Clicksuasion Labs, helping clients to better understand consumer influence and consumer behaviour, both online and in person. He is a leading expert in the complex factors that drive the entire consumer decision-making process, including consumer behaviour, emotion, and experience. In 2015, the White House recognized Michael for his many contributions to entrepreneurship. On top of all that, Michael hosts the Clicksuasion podcast as well.   Finding Michael: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbarberausa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbarberausa Email: mike@clicksuasion.com Clicksuasion: https://www.clicksuasion.com/ Written interview: https://www.moneyonthemind.org/post/interview-with-michael-barbera   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)  Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Tyfone's Josh DeTar. We talk about the traditional banking system and its competitors in community and neo-banking. Additionally, we wonder what it's going to take to "compensate" people for their time during the pandemic. Are we all going to end up in the roaring twenties, taking trips to Cabo? Or will a KitKat do? Josh DeTar's role with Tyfone is to deliver exceptional experiences to both current and prospective credit union clients in the Northwest. He has been with Tyfone for a little over a year but has been client-facing in the software as a service for the financial services industry for years. His expertise lies in providing uncommonly elevated levels of genuine customer service and care through building lasting relationships with everyone he comes into contact with. Josh lives in Portland, Or.   Finding Josh: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuadetar/ Tyfone: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tyfone/ Merle's episode with Josh: https://tyfone.com/how-does-merle-van-den-akker-see-the-role-of-emotions-in-peoples-money-spending-habits/   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah and Merle speak with Erica Vandergaal about behavioural science and what it tells us about our relationship with money! Erica is an author, (Merle's favourite) journalist, and public speaker, she has been talking and speaking mostly in Dutch, about everything people do with money and what money does with people since 1994. We were delighted to have Erica on the show, and really enjoyed all the insights she shared with us!   Finding Erica: Personal website (you can find Erica's articles and books here!): https://ericaverdegaal.nl/online/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericaverdegaal?lang=en Email: info@ericaverdegaal.nl    Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with the wonderful Dilip Soman about professional identity, the behaviorally informed organisation, and his work at BEAR (Behavioural Economics in Action at Rotman). We get into the power of metaphors, how to improve the way we communicate behavioural science, and how to get around the "RCTs-are-the-gold-standard" problem when applying behavioural science within organisations.   Finding Dilip: BEAR: https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/FacultyAndResearch/ResearchCentres/BEAR Dilip Soman at Rotman School of Management: https://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/FacultyAndResearch/Faculty/FacultyBios/Soman Twitter: https://twitter.com/dilipsoman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with the remarkable Elizabeth Linos about her pioneering work into the drivers and mechanisms of "burn-out". We discuss what a behavioural science intervention to target burnout can look like and what it tells us about the potential of behavioural science to alleviate the instances and effects of burnout on individuals and institutions. This is a timely and incredibly insightful episode you don't want to miss!   Finding Elizabeth: Elizabeth's Berkley page: https://gspp.berkeley.edu/faculty-and-impact/faculty/elizabeth-linos The People Lab: https://peoplelab.berkeley.edu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethLinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker invite Matej Sucha (CEO of MINDWORX) onto the podcast to discuss being a CEO of a behavioural science consultancy and what it means to have a behavioural mindset. We discuss how we might improve existing behavioural science training programmes, and why the discussion of "ethical behavioural science" might be having unintended consequences...    Finding Matej: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suchamatej/?originalSubdomain=uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/matosucha?lang=en MINDWORX: https://www.mindworx.net/ MINDWORX academy: www.mindworxacademy.com   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah and Merle speak with Christina Gravert about the potential of nudges, new evidence about the effectiveness of reminders, and a framework to understand the difference between moral and pure nudges. There is so much insight to be gained from this episode, and Christina's incredible research! Christina is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Copenhagen and the Co-Founder of Impactually, a behavioural science management consultancy (alongside previous QB guest Nurit Nobel from Ep 16)!   Finding Christina: Personal website: https://www.christinagravert.com/ Impactually: http://impactually.se/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cgravert/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_a_gravert   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/  

In this episode of the QB pod, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker meet Torben Emmerling - the Founder and Managing Partner of Affective Advisory, and Board Member of the Global Association of Applied Behavioural Scientists (GAABS). We learn all about Torben's journey into behavioural science, what it's like to set up your own behavioural science company, and the origin story of GAABS.   You can find all things Torben at the links below! Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torben-emmerling/ Affective Advisory: https://affective-advisory.com/ GAABS: https://gaabs.org/team/   Questioning Behaviour Socials Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)  Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/  

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker invite Jo Evershed (Creator of Gorilla Experiment Builder) to discuss innovation in online experiments, and the challenge of democratising behavioural science.   Finding Jo & links to Gorilla: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-evershed-36bba9/?originalSubdomain=uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/evershedjo?lang=en Personal website: https://joevershed.com/ Gorilla Experiment Builder: https://gorilla.sc/about/   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/  

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, we speak with Peter Judodihardjo of the PetesBITs YouTube channel! We dive into the behavioural science of YouTube and get a guided tour through some of Pete's favourite PetesBITs episodes so far deconstructing insights from behavioural science and psychology (including the stereotype threat phenomenon).    Finding Pete: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20iyvAXUZPraEqCAk0zDbw Twitter (@PeteJudo): https://twitter.com/PeteJudo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petesbitsofficial/   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)  Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/  

In today's episode of Questioning Behaviour, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker question Koen Smets, also known as Koenfucius or the "accidental behavioural economist". We discuss how to invoke making change within an organisation, and why it's so damn difficult! We also digress into a behavioural conversation about time and the perceptions and illusions that come along with it! Finding Koen twitter: https://twitter.com/koenfucius  linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/koensmets/  site: https://koenfucius.wordpress.com/  medium: https://koenfucius.medium.com/   Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)  Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode of Questioning Behaviour, Merle and Sarah interview Amy Bucher, to talk about behavioural design. In our discussion, we begin to ponder life's big questions such as: what does it mean to design like a behavioural scientist? How and when should behavioural insights be used when designing products, tools, and systems? We also open the ethical pandora's box, to figure out what are the ethical considerations and implications of behavioural design! We hope you enjoy our fabulous conversation with Amy!   Finding Amy Bucher  Twitter: @amybphd: https://twitter.com/amybphd  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybucher/  Site: http://www.amybucherphd.com/  Book: Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change: https://www.amazon.com/Engaged-Designing-Behavior-Amy-Bucher/dp/193382042X  Questioning Behaviour Socials:  Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)  Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)  Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)  LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)  Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”  https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker talk to Kelly Paxton (fraud expert, podcast hero, and hashtag extraordinaire). We figure out what makes this type of crime "pink" (as opposed to "white" or "blue"!), discuss why this type of criminal behaviour occurs, and ask what we can do to nip it in the bud! Join us, as we dare to question some behaviour and unravel the motivators, facilitators and barriers to committing (and reporting) pink collar crime with our fabulous guest Kelly Paxton! If that wasn't enough intrigue for you, the episode even includes bingo!Finding Kelly Paxton: Twitter: @pdxcfe:  https://twitter.com/pdxcfeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellypaxton/Great Women in Fraud Podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/great-women-in-fraud/Site: https://pinkcollarcrime.com/Pink Collar Bingo: https://pinkcollarcrime.com/posts/2020/4/29/pink-collar-crime-bingoQuestioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

Welcome to Episode 31 of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast! On this episode, Merle and Sarah interview friend of the show Christian Hunt once more, regarding a previous episode (episode 28). The conversation goes back to the "mistake of the month" example from the previous episode, what it means to signal and report mistakes, and the differences in opinion on its effectiveness between Merle and Christian, carefully mediated by Sarah!  We hope you enjoy this sequel episode, we definitely enjoyed making it! Although, we cannot find the exact "mistake of the month" article from BA's internal magazine, here's an excerpt from an interview by Jason Clampet for Skift.com with BA's CEO, Alex Cruz, in 2017: https://skift.com/2017/01/11/british-airways-ceo-interview-how-to-bring-a-low-cost-mindset-to-a-legacy-airline/ Skift [interviewer]: What are some of the things you learned at a start-up airline that have stuck with you since?Cruz [CEO British Airways]: I think we’ve covered a number of them, so let me tell you some others.At BA — and I know in American Airlines it was the same thing 20-30 years ago — making mistakes is not something you tend to admit.I’ve introduced in the employee magazine [a feature called] the ‘Mistake of the Month’ because I want people to know it’s OK to make a mistake and it’s OK to talk about it, because that’s how we actually learn. I’m having a tough time getting people to actually admit their mistakes. We have to go and look at them. There’s 45,000 people in the company [and] no one makes a mistake? Come on!The important thing is to not spend all your time looking at every single angle and doing budgets and [then] not doing [the project]. Yes, if you get it wrong [and] it didn’t work, that’s OK. What are the learnings? [We need to] make sure that we do the right communication on those learnings, and we move onto the next thing. We try the next thing and we’re going to get it right.That whole culture of giving more importance to getting things done quickly and having tolerance towards honest mistakes with a mission behind it is something that doesn’t exist, and probably is not part of a very large company culture. I’m trying to drive it, and it’s been very liberating for some colleagues. They’re actually feeling like, ‘this actually feels different.’ Still a small number of colleagues, but with time we will go.There is a lot of redundancy work, meaning lots of reports. If I have a meeting cancelled in the office, I get around and start walking around the office, and it’s all glass walls so I’ll see a room and there’s a PowerPoint and there’s like 10 people, I’ll just open the door and walk in [and say,] “Hi guys, if you don’t mind I’m going to sit down, I’m learning.’ A few times I’ve done it, there was no reason for the meeting to take place at all. But I can’t blame them, because the people that called the meeting really felt that there was a need to have that meeting for a number of reasons. Those reasons are no longer compatible with managing a company in today’s world.Skift [interviewer]: And the meetings last too long, right?Cruz [CEO British Airways]: Sometimes you’ve got to have the meeting to prepare for the meeting. You’ve got to talk to a few people and have coffee with them before that meeting so they’re aligned. Some people in the office are getting nervous.[One time] I told [someone], ‘Do you have anybody you would like to hire’ [And he said,] ‘Oh yeah, I know this fantastic guy and he’s available now.’ I said “OK, hire him.’ He said “OK, all right, great, fantastic, I’m going to submit the paperwork.” I said, ‘No, just call the guy, tell him to start working on Monday.’It was like [talking to] a robot — ‘I can’t compute.’ He started getting nervous. I said, ‘No no, tell the guy to start working on Monday!” [He said,] ‘Yeah, but we have to appraise his salary and the position because that position doesn’t exist.’ “I said, ‘just do it this way.’[He said], ‘Man I’m going to get in trouble.’ [I said] “I’m the boss, you’re not going to get in trouble, just do it!’You really have to push people in this respect, and support them in the process. There’s some really good people. They’re just not used to working in that environment. Finding Christian Hunt: Twitter: @HumanRiskBlog:  https://twitter.com/HumanRiskBlog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanrisk/ Human Risk: https://www.human-risk.com/  Human Risk Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-human-risk-podcast Questioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with David Perrott about taking a more individualised "do-it-yourself" approach to applying behavioural science! We ponder how best to empower individuals to become their own behavioural architects; harnessing behavioural science insights and self-experimentation to improve wellbeing and support behavioural change. David shares his experience building and delivering Circles in Time, a community-driven program to support individuals in the application of behavioural science learnings to their personal and professional lives. Finding David PerrottDavid Perrott is a behavioural science practitioner, writer, and host of the "Sample of One" podcast based in Cape Town, South Africa. Subscribe to the Circles in Time newsletter: https://citbesci.substack.com/Read: https://medium.com/@DavePerrottListen: https://open.spotify.com/show/0G7vfrUbfZHtXZio9TKX9UReach out: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-perrott-9b7a6051/?originalSubdomain=za Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioningbehaviour/)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)Music used:Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker are delighted to speak with Dr Neela Saldanha. We get to talk to Neela about her behavioural science journey and destinations, how behavioural science is being innovated in the Global South, and the challenge of broadening the practice and application of behavioural science. Listen in the hear about the challenges of establishing an applied behavioural science unit, the importance of "hybrids" to bridge the gap between academic and applied perspectives, and the structural barriers we must address to budding behavioural scientists in non-Western settings. As you can already probably tell, this episode is brimming with insights! Finding NeelaTwitter (@NeelaSaldanha): https://twitter.com/neelasaldanha?lang=enLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neelasaldanha/ Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioningbehaviour/)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)Music used:Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Christian Hunt about how to encourage and support people to "follow the rules"! We discuss the ethics of compliance, the inevitability of human error, and how behavioural science can help us to design better systems and processes for humans. Christian is the founder of Human Risk (https://www.human-risk.com/), a consulting and training firm. Christian is also the wonderful host of the Human RIsk podcast (https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/)! You can find Christian via Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/humanrisk/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/humanriskblog).If you want to hear more from Sarah/Merle/Christian - check out the QB team on the Human Risk podcast: https://www.podpage.com/the-human-risk-podcast/sarah-bowen-merle-van-den-akker-on-studying-behavioural-science/ Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioningbehaviour/)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)Music used:Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker speak with Professor Abigail Sussman (University of Chicago Booth School of Business) about the behavioural science of money management and financial wellbeing. We loved speaking with Abby about her research and experience. The first time we recorded our conversation our technology failed us (nightmare!) - but thanks to Abby's generosity, we recorded for a second time, and it was, as the saying goes "the charm"! Finding Abigail Sussman:Staff page: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/s/abigail-sussmanLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-sussman-ab4427/Twitter (@abbysussman): https://twitter.com/abbysussman?lang=en Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioningbehaviour/)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)Music used:Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/  

Happy new year and welcome to Season 2 of the Questioning Behaviour Podcast!In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker talk to Samuel Salzer. The conversation takes many interesting twists and turns including: whether the field of behavioural science is becoming more homogenous, whether it’s “easier” for behavioural scientists now. How on earth has Sam has been able to read an insane number of books in one year, and can he help Sarah develop a better reading habit. All based in behavioural science. Naturally!Finding Sam Salzer: Twitter: @SamuelSalzer https://twitter.com/SamuelSalzerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelsalzer/ HabitWeekly: https://habitweekly.com/ Questioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...) Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

Questioning Behaviour is the podcast in which Sarah Bowen and Merle van den Akker talk about all things behavioural science and sometimes even PhD!In this episode, Sarah and Merle review 2020. Going through the research that was given life thanks to the pandemic, working from home, changes in the PhD, the surge of WEIRD, diversity and awareness of gender effects. And casting an eye away from academia into the practitioning side of behavioural science. As always, we also get nice and personal, talking about our own journeys and some personal successes and epic fails during 2020.Thank you for your time and support of our podcast. We hope you have just 2020 to recalibrate. And that you may use 2021 to rebuild and rejoice! Links mentioned:University of Nottingham staff-student relationships policy: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hr/guidesandsupport/universitycodesofpracticeandrules/documents/staff-and-student-personal-relationships-policy-11-2020.pdfGAABS: https://gaabs.org/Habit weekly award winners 2020: https://samuelsalzer.medium.com/the-best-content-creators-of-2020-222671ce9935 Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy”https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, we bring you the second half of our conversation with Colin Camerer! Sarah and Merle discover the 3 behavioural topics that have captured Colin's imagination, so much so, he tells us he won't be working on anything else! Finding Colin Camererhttp://camerergroup.caltech.edu/@CFCamerer (https://twitter.com/CFCamerer?s=20) Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioningbehaviour/)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)Music used:Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker interview Colin Camerer about how he became interested in behavioural science and neuroscience, what it was like to be a part of the BeSci inner circle in the early days, and discuss some innovative and creative experiments in and around the field. Tune in next week to hear the rest of the conversation - you don't want to miss it! Questioning Behaviour Socials:Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast)Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioningbehaviour/)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast)LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/)

In this episode, Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker talk to Rory Sutherland. The conversation takes many interesting twists and turns including: How does innovative thinking and knowledge accumulation differ in business compared to academia? What is the problem with data (particularly big data)? Why did it take a pandemic for people to start working from home? Listen to the episode to discover what is it that connects cryptic crosswords, a keen interest in true crime, evolutionary, and behavioural science!Links mentioned:Rory’s reading listThe books that sold Rory on behavioural science“The Economic Naturalist” by Robert Frank: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0054ZBXFM/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_jvXGFbM69XH6A“The Darwin Economy” by Robert Frank: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0691153191/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_FwXGFbVC3ZAZW“The Mating Mind” by Geoffrey Miller: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0099288249/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_KxXGFbKZX06RW“Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behaviour” by Geoffrey Miller: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spent-Sex-Evolution-Consumer-Behavior/dp/0143117238Innovation:“How innovation works” by Matt Ridley: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XZ6Z8ZH/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_GyXGFbW3490GWTrue Crime and the Golden State Killer:“I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0792LVP7T/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_4BXGFb888R69XOther linksSoviet innovation methodology TRIZ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZWhy the hell does a kangaroo jump? https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/02/when-did-kangaroos-start-hopFollow @quaesita (Cassie Kozyrkov, Head of Decision Intelligence @ Google) on twitter: https://twitter.com/quaesita Finding Rory Sutherland:Rory’s twitter (@rorysutherland): https://twitter.com/rorysutherlandNudgestock (@nudgestuck)Watch the 2020 event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObFrZImxYeIhttps://nudgestock.co.uk/ Questioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

Finding Wim Steemers:Rosevalley family funds: https://rosevalleyfunds.com/about-us/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wimsteemers/?originalSubdomain=au Links mentioned:“The End of Behavioral Finance” by Richard H. Thaler: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4480205?seq=1 Questioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

In this episode, QB co-hosts Sarah Bowen and Merle Van Den Akker invite Professor Paul Dolan (London School of Economics) on the pod to discuss the behavioural science of happiness and wellbeing. We discuss the implications of a prescriptive approach to happiness maximisation in a policy context, how to define and measure happiness, and the ways in which the subjectivity and heterogeneity of human experience pose challenges and opportunities for the future of behavioural science. Finding Paul Dolan:Check out Paul’s personal website (https://pauldolan.co.uk/) and twitter account (https://twitter.com/profpauldolan)If you want to learn more about Paul’s work on happiness, check out his books on the subject “Happy Ever After” (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241284449/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_uvjCFb3SNTE66) and "Happiness By Design" (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0141977531/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_RvjCFb7Y3ENVE) Questioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/

Finding Nick Hobson:Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickmhobson?lang=enLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-hobson-phd-07b15ab0/?originalSubdomain=caCheck out Nick’s podcast “It’s all just a bunch of BS” : https://www.behaviorist.biz/bspodcastWebsite: https://www.behaviorist.biz/ Links mentioned:Bridge study and the misattribution of arousal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0aMEkGlcQE&ab_channel=CoolpsychologistAriely & Lowenstein’s study on sexual arousal and moral decision making “In the heat of the moment…”: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bdm.501Work by Jenifer Learner and colleagues on the link between sadness, disgust and smoking: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/2/943.abstract?etoc=Lisa Feldman Barret and Theory of constructed emotions https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QPHURT6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fortelabs07-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00QPHURT6&linkId=3c6bfac1e6fab7a9dee60f99df835bf6 Questioning Behaviour Socials: Facebook: @QBpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/QBPodcast) Insta: @questioningbehaviour (https://www.instagram.com/questioning...)Twitter: @QB_podcast (https://twitter.com/QB_Podcast) LinkedIn: @Questioning Behaviour (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8928118/) Music: Derek Clegg “You’re the Dummy” https://derekclegg.bandcamp.com/