Think Better

The Think Better speaker series welcomes leading scholars and practitioners to discuss how insights from behavioral science affect society, shape policy, impact business, and improve individual lives. The topics are relevant to anyone interested in understanding why people think, judge, choose, and act as they do.

2023-2024 Series

Betsy Levy Paluck

November 15, 2023
Professor of Psychology & Public Affairs,
Princeton University

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David Brooks

April 3, 2024
Op-Ed Columnist,
New York Times

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Mario Small

May 1, 2024
Quetelet Professor of Social Science,
Columbia University

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Steven Pinker

"Irrationality: Is the Brain Half Empty or Half Full?" with Richard Thaler
May 24, 2023
Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology
Harvard University

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Neela Saldanha

"Making Real Change: Applying behavioral science to applied behavioral science"
February 1, 2023
Executive Director
Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale

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Laurie Santos

"What Behavioral Science Can Teach Us About Happiness"
October 26, 2022, 6pm CT
Professor of Psychology, Yale University

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Michele J. Gelfand

"Tight and Loose Cultures: Unlocking the Hidden Code of Social Norms"
April 18, 2022
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Stanford GSB

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Alexander Todorov

"What Do We 'See' in a Face?"
March 9, 2022
Leon Carroll Marshall Professor of Behavioral Science and Rosett Faculty Fellow
Chicago Booth

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Richard Thaler

"Nudge: The Final Edition"
November 3, 2021
Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics
Chicago Booth

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Katy Milkman

“How to Change”
May 20, 2021
Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions
Wharton School

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Ayelet Fishbach

"Stay Motivated"
February 17, 2021
Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioral Science and Marketing
Chicago Booth

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Todd Rogers

"Fewer Words, Please"
November 18, 2020
Professor of Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School

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Dolly Chugh

"Why Well-Meaning People Act in Biased Ways"
July 29, 2020
Associate Professor of Management and Organizations
NYU Stern

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Nick Epley

"The Surprising Power of Social Connection"
April 1, 2020
John Templeton Keller Professor of Behavioral Science
Chicago Booth

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Adam Alter

"Irresistible: The Rise of Screens and the War for Attention"
February 19, 2020
Assistant Professor of Marketing
NYU Stern

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Steve Wendel

“Challenges and Opportunities of Behavioral Science in Business"
November 6, 2019
Head of Behavioral Science
Morningstar

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Angela Duckworth

"Strategic Self-Control"
April 17, 2019
Faculty Director
Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative

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David Yokum

“Behavioral Science and Public Policy: Mapping the Next Five Years"
February 13, 2019
Director of the Policy Lab
Brown University

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On November 28, CDR faculty member Sendhil Mullainathan presented on the “The Self-Driving Mind.” He was the inaugural speaker in our Think Better series.

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