Alessandro Innocenti

Britain is addicted to poverty porn

Beyond nudging

Is Nudging Enough? How do you get someone to change their behavior? DUCKWORTH: I recycled my can of Diet Pepsi and now I’ve checked off “Be a good environmental citizen” for the day. KONNIKOVA: Ang…

Work flexibility

Non-Linear Working: Changing the Working Day Did you know that non-linear working is booming? But, what are the benefits of this flexible working style and how has it changed the way we approach ti…

Supernatural explanations

God of the Gaps: How the Supernatural Explains What We Can’t Humans have long used religion to understand the world. The ancient Greeks believed that Poseidon governed the waves at sea, and Athena …

Scarcity is scarcity

Do You Have a Scarcity Mindset or an Abundance Mindset? Are highly effective people quicker to share credit? What does poverty do to your brain? And how did Stephen’s mother teach him about opportu…

Time use decisions

How We Use Our Time Focusing on work, a recent Microsoft study told us how we use our time.But of course there is so much more… Our Time Use. When we see our lives as a box of jelly beans, 79 years…

Touch matters

Tips, Clicks, and Charitable Gifts: The Persuasive Impact of a Single Touch In 1984, researchers from the University of Mississippi and Rhodes College took a trip to a restaurant. They weren’t ther…

Taste in the brain

Neurological Symphony of Taste: Unraveling the Brain’s Flavor Pathways Researchers are delving into the intricacies of taste perception and its impact on the brain. Their goal is to understand how …

Banana emissions

What We Can Learn From a Banana We could use the banana as a benchmark for our carbon impact. While The Economist showed us how, it’s really all about opportunity cost. Banana Emissions.Benchmarks …

Quantitative legal prediction

Do Androids Dream About Biased Judges? It does not break ground for anyone that technology is rapidly changing the legal profession. We all experience the effect of how technological advancements i…

Psychological targeting

Weapons of Mass Persuasion: Tracing the Story of Psychological Targeting on Social Media It was sometime in August 2016 that I received an enthusiastic email from Alex Kogan—better known as Aleksan…

Fast money

Should We Slow Down Fast Money? During 24 hours, $42 billion reportedly fled Silicon Valley Bank. At Signature, the total was $18 billion. Somewhat similarly, $56 billion left Credit Suisse during …

Gender and job search

Gender pay gap origin: Women less willing to wait for better job offers America has a gender pay gap problem, but it apparently starts before women even start going on interviews. A new study finds…

Well-being and art

Interactive Art Exhibitions Can Improve Mood and Reduce Anxiety Viewing interactive art online can improve our mood and reduce anxiety. People reported significant improvements in mood and anxiety …

Why Inflation Rates Differ

Why Our Consumption Basket Matters In a World Business Report podcast, a Lithuanian microbrewery owner said inflation elevated his costs by 30% to 50% but he could barely raise his prices. Employin…

Social food

What Home Cooking Does That Restaurants Can’t As a professional food writer, I have always found joy and enlightenment in trying new foods. For both work and pleasure, I have had the privilege of e…