Behavioral Scientist

The Behavioral Scientist is a non-profit online magazine that offers readers original, thought-provoking reports from the front lines of behavioral science. Born out of the labs and offices of leading researchers, practitioners, and journalists, our mission is to help our readers make sense of and impact today’s world through a deeper understanding of human behavior.

 

We publish articles on today’s most pressing social, political, economic, and technological challenges, with a focus on original columns and commentaries from leading behavioral scientists and practitioners. On our site, you will also find reports on developments in the field, summaries of new key findings, interviews with experts, coverage of recently published books, and curated content from across the web—meaning you will be able to find the latest behavioral science research and thought all in one place.

 

  

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The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
Behavioral Insights
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind
Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World
Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth about Language
Engaged: Designing for Behavior Change
Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace
How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices
How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do--And What It Says about You
Humankind: A Hopeful History
The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code
Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom
The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention
The Art of Insubordination: How to Dissent and Defy Effectively
The Behaviorally Informed Organization
Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love
Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness
Minds Wide Shut: How the New Fundamentalisms Divide Us
Mine!: How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives
The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better or Worse The Behaviorally Informed Organization Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
Behavioral Scientist

Notable Books on Human Behavior and Decision Making Published in 2021

Behavioral Science in the Wild Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
Behavioral Scientist

Summer Reads on Human Behavior and Decision Making from 2022

Behavioral Science in the Wild
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions
Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems
Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life
Freely Determined: What the New Psychology of the Self Teaches Us about How to Live
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation
The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
Hidden Games: The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior
How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything--Even Things That Seem Impossible Today
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most
Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology
The Cult of Creativity: A Surprisingly Recent History
The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind
Fool Proof: How Fear of Playing the Sucker Shapes Our Selves and the Social Order--And What We Can Do about It
Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity
Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--And What They Mean for America's Future
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
How Economics Can Save the World: Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems
Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity
Magic Words
Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work
Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken in and What We Can Do about It