The pilot BSci Desk collaboration features select dates when ideas42 consultants come to campus to meet with Princeton faculty members, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates to discuss ways that they can incorporate applied behavioral science in their works or expand their research into the field. This spring,…
On Friday, March 21, 2025, the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination is organizing a third simulation on the ‘Veto Initiative’ from 9:30am-1:30pm. This follows the two simulations on the matter that we hosted in Spring 2023 and 2024.
Effective models of human attitudes and behavior can empower applications ranging from immersive environments to social policy simulation. However, traditional simulations have struggled to capture the complexity and contingency of human behavior. The argument is that modern artificial intelligence models allow for a re…
As Donald Trump enters his second term in office, what does the public think about some of his signature policies, both in principle and in action? While Trump's margins were razor thin in 2024, suggesting he does not have a broad mandate for governing, he has already taken substantial action on those policies. Ruth Igielnik,…
Joining the Center's Behavioral Policy Works in Process lunch series in March will be Josh Wright, former Executive Director of applied behavioral science consultancy ideas42.He will speak on Wednesday, March 19, on his forth-coming book, Designing the Human Experience: Where Empathy Meets Science. He will make the case for …
London's had it for almost 20 years. Singapore for nearly fifty. Rome and Stockholm are among other cities worldwide that use this measure to discourage single-use vehicles and raise revenue for public transportation. In January 2025, NYC became the first US city to implement congestion alleviation. The scheme, which charges…
This talk will present findings from joint work with Prof. Janet Vertesi of the Princeton University Department of Sociology. In our project, we examine the consensus building process in remote/hybrid scientific collaborations. We studied the decadal planning processes of three groups of NASA scientists, which occurred during…
