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Decades of public messages about recycling have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

Decades of public messages about recycling have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste

In our research on sustainability, the public often fails to understand waste management

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Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to ma...

Decades of public messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to ma...

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too we…

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"Urgency and Agency": Michael Mann on Conquering Climate Despair - By Michaela Barnett - Behavior...

"Urgency and Agency": Michael Mann on Conquering Climate Despair - By Michaela Barnett - Behavior...

The fossil fuel industry has come up with sneaky new tactics to keep us from acting on climate change. Michae…

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Research Lead: Political Civility, Not Compromise, the Pandemic and Human Nature, Setting Better ...

Research Lead: Political Civility, Not Compromise, the Pandemic and Human Nature, Setting Better ...

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

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Research Lead: Parliamentarians on Twitter, Replicating the Door in the Face Technique, Gender Ga...

Research Lead: Parliamentarians on Twitter, Replicating the Door in the Face Technique, Gender Ga...

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

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Research Lead: Hypocrisy, Soccer's Geisterspiele, the Causation Taboo, Reasons to Doubt Anti-Bias...

Research Lead: Hypocrisy, Soccer's Geisterspiele, the Causation Taboo, Reasons to Doubt Anti-Bias...

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

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The Lie Behind Plastic Pollution Is That We're Responsible

The Lie Behind Plastic Pollution Is That We're Responsible

In the midst of a mounting plastic crisis, the biggest plastic polluters keep pushing better consumer recycli…

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Research Lead: Nudges Work on Thaler Too, Psychology's Racial Blindspot, Overestimating How Much ...

Research Lead: Nudges Work on Thaler Too, Psychology's Racial Blindspot, Overestimating How Much ...

The Research Lead is a monthly digest connecting you to noteworthy academic and applied research from around …

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Selected Links: Police Violence, Protests, and Racial Injustice - Behavioral Scientist

Selected Links: Police Violence, Protests, and Racial Injustice - Behavioral Scientist

Selected articles that help shed light on the behavioral features of the police violence and protests occurri…

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If You Care About the Environment, Stop Feeling Guilty. Feel Angry Instead. - By Michaela Barnett...

If You Care About the Environment, Stop Feeling Guilty. Feel Angry Instead. - By Michaela Barnett...

After years of trying to contort myself into a sustainable lifestyle and feeling guilt when I failed, I reali…

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To Achieve Sustainability, We Need to Go Upstream in the Design Process - By Michaela Barnett - B...

To Achieve Sustainability, We Need to Go Upstream in the Design Process - By Michaela Barnett - B...

Behavioral scientists have a crucial role to play in the world's quest for environmental sustainability. But …

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The False Promises of Green Materialism - Behavioral Scientist

The False Promises of Green Materialism - Behavioral Scientist

Buying less, and not buying green, is associated with greater well-being and lower psychological distress.

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The Mythology of Microdosing Continues to Grow. Can Science Catch Up? - Behavioral Scientist

The Mythology of Microdosing Continues to Grow. Can Science Catch Up? - Behavioral Scientist

Is the hype around microdosing psychedelics justified? We don't yet know. So far, citizen science has outpace…

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How Algorithms Can Diversify the Startup Pool

How Algorithms Can Diversify the Startup Pool

Data and algorithms can mitigate gender bias in venture capital funding.

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Sometimes, Recycling Is Not the Most Sustainable Option

Sometimes, Recycling Is Not the Most Sustainable Option

In The Conversation, UVA experts say producers and consumers alike overlook things like waste reduction and r…

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