Behavior Change for Good Initiative

MONDAY: Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com about how economics can help you get more out of life.

📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005

Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social and @katymilkman.bsky.social for this virtual keynote TODAY!

Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social, and @katymilkman.bsky.social TOMORROW 10/29 at 12 PM ET for MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein’s virtual keynote talk. Register here: https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kE9HPGsPRz2J2jcfJcjIEA#/registration

‼️Event Alert‼️Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com about their new books, Lucky by Design and Having It All.

📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: bit.ly/4hop005

We hope you can join us & @pennchibe.bsky.social for a virtual keynote presentation from Amy Finkelstein about rethinking common inferences in healthcare.

Wednesday 10/29 at 12 PM ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/3VIvfC2

TODAY: Don’t miss @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social in conversation with Nobel Laureate @rthaler.bsky.social and Professor @aleximas.bsky.social about their new book, The Winner’s Curse.

📅 TODAY Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG

🚨New Book Alert: The Winner’s Curse by Team Scientists @rthaler.bsky.social & @aleximas.bsky.social 🚨

Richard Thaler & Alex Imas revisit classic puzzles in human behavior and trace the past, present, and future of behavioral economics.

https://bit.ly/3KzGASt

Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies—a workshop organized by Team Scientist @dgrand.bsky.social, BCFG collaborator Eugen Dimant & colleagues—is now open for registration.

Register before October 30th: sites.google.com/view/polariz...

Next Week: Don’t miss @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social in conversation with Nobel Laureate @rthaler.bsky.social and Professor @aleximas.bsky.social about their new book, The Winner’s Curse.

📅 Thurs Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG

Learn more about Ulrike Malmendier, a Professor of Finance & Economics at the University of California, Berkely and Team Scientist whose research explores how people’s life experiences influence decisions in financial markets, corporations, and the law.
https://eml.berkeley.edu/~ulrike/

Thousands have already joined the 30-day Health Daily challenge offered in partnership with @cnn.com (built by @katymilkman.bsky.social @angeladuckworth.bsky.social, Katie Mehr + our staff). It delivers quick, 1-minute quizzes to help boost your wellness IQ.

Sign up at healthdailyquiz.org

Interested in working on research with @katymilkman.bsky.social & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social to promote #BehaviorChange? Apply to our full-time Pre-Doc Researcher position, ideal for anyone considering a PhD! June ‘26 start: bit.ly/3J2UJaq

The October edition of the BCFG Newsletter is out today, featuring a new BCFG megastudy on savings!
Read it here: bit.ly/4mQA5Z0

Sat. 10/4 in NYC @ 2 pm: behavioral science takes center stage at 59E59 Theaters w/ our co-director. After the 2 pm showing of “This Much I Know,” a play inspired by Thinking, Fast and Slow, @katymilkman.bsky.social will be onstage for a Q&A about behavioral science: www.59e59.org/shows/buy-ti...

Join BCFG and @pennchibe.bsky.social on 10/29 at 12 PM ET: @katymilkman.bsky.social hosts MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein’s virtual keynote about rethinking common inferences in healthcare. Register here: https://bit.ly/3VIvfC2

🚨New BCFG megastudy alert! 🚨
We tested 7 email nudges to boost savings among ~2M U.S. bank customers. The top performing nudge–weekly reminders to save or congratulations for saving–increased the chance of a monthly savings deposit by 1.32%.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

‼️Event Alert‼️ Join @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with Nobel Prize winning economist @rthaler.bsky.social and Professor @aleximas.bsky.social about their new book, The Winner’s Curse.

📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: bit.ly/4nbI9EG

A new study in ‪@jamanetworkopen.com by Team Scientist Craig Fox & co-authors tested whether videos or infographics from patients’ doctors could boost flu vaccination. For kids, both interventions increased vaccinations. Neither had an effect for adults.

bit.ly/4664kpD

NEW from BCFG: We just launched a partnership with @cnn.com to bring you a 30-day program designed to boost your wellness IQ. Watch @katymilkman.bsky.social and @angeladuckworth.bsky.social make the pitch for you to join us.

Join the Health Daily challenge here: healthdailyquiz.org

Built by @katymilkman.bsky.social @angeladuckworth.bsky.social @katiemehr.bsky.social + our staff.

healthdailyquiz.org

A new study may help you find ways to better health. Researchers want you to be part of it | CNN Forming healthier habits can be an elusive goal. Now, scientists are offering a chance to join the latest research, which could help you find ways to better health.

🚨BIG NEWS🚨 We just launched a 30-day program with @cnn.com to boost your wellness IQ. Our 1 minute daily quizzes will teach you how to lead a healthier life.

Learn how to join the Health Daily challenge: cnn.it/3KhPN1J

🚨New paper alert 🚨 BCFG-supported research led by Team Scientist @erikakirgios.bsky.social found that asking a question before sharing facts sparked more information seeking and boosted self-reported behavior change. Check it out 👇🧵

Last week, we were thrilled to cohost an engaging conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social and Emily Falk on her book, What We Value. We’re glad so many people joined us for this event!

Unlocking efficiency in real-world collaborative studies: a multi-site international study with one-shot lossless GLMM algorithm - npj Digital Medicine npj Digital Medicine - Unlocking efficiency in real-world collaborative studies: a multi-site international study with one-shot lossless GLMM algorithm

In @natureportfolio.nature.com, Team Scientist David Asch & co-authors present a new tool to make scientific collaboration easier in healthcare. Read about this innovation here:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-01846-1

In a new ‪@nytopinion.nytimes.com‬ essay, Team Scientist @zekeemanuel.bsky.social draws from behavioral science and his own teaching experience to argue that removing phones from classrooms can make students more focused and classes more effective.

https://nyti.ms/4myDcW3

We're excited to see these two brilliant Penn academics in coversation this afternoon at the APPC at 4PM. Attendees can meet the speakers at the reception after.

@upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu @sas.upenn.edu @pennsasdean.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu @katymilkman.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social

Reminder: BCFG is co-hosting a conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social & Team Scientist Emily Falk on her new book. @falklab.bsky.social

📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center

Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social

Angela Duckworth and team

Congratulations to BCFG Co-Director @angeladuckworth.bsky.social for being recognized on the SPSP Heritage Wall @spspnews.bsky.social! This honor recognizes scholars whose contributions have left a lasting mark on personality and social psychology.

spsp.org/membership/a...

@falklab.bsky.social

Learn more about Modupe Akinola, a Professor of Business and Team Scientist whose research uses behavioral and physiological methods to study stress, performance, and workplace diversity.

Visit her website here: https://www.modupeakinola.com/