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Rethinking approaches to tackling violent crime
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In many countries, the approach to tackling violent crime has been dominated by two ideas for generations. On the one hand, use bigger sticks, like lo...
Why society changes: behavioural science explains social norms
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social norms can change rapidly — sometimes sparked by viral moments, other times by subtle cultural shifts. Can behavioural science not only explai...
What makes nations succeed? Insights from Nobel Laureate Professor James Robinson
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Global inequalities are widening and the Covid-19 pandemic, polarisation, geopolitical conflicts and technological disruptions have exposed institutio...
How is AI being used to create new ways to apply behavioural science?
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Behavioural science is constantly evolving. But what are the latest developments, who is at the forefront of this work and what questions are they rai...
You can't read your way out of a complex policy problem
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Behavioural Insights Team have spent the last 10 years developing solutions that are informed by behavioural science. These insights do not emerge...
The evolution of EAST: Four Simple Ways to Apply Behavioural Insights
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A decade ago, BIT's EAST® framework made applying behavioural science Easy, Attractive, Social, and Timely. Now, just like the field itself, it's evo...
From Nudge to…where now?
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Behavioural science has made a major impact on important issues over the past decade, such as antimicrobial resistance, educational attainment, and su...
Net Zero as the easy option
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New research in BIT's 'How to build a Net Zero society' report finds that most people find it hard to make more sustainable choices in their own lives...
Online fraud, peacebuilding, road safety & synthetic data
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at recent work from the team in the areas of road safety, online fraud, conflict resolution and synthetic data. Over the past decad...
Decarbonising our food, transport & energy
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of a two-part climate change special, BIT's Head of Energy & Sustainability, Toby Park, sits down with Cambridge University's Professor ...
Can we nudge to Net Zero?
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a two-part climate change special, BIT's Lis Costa sits down with Nobel Prize Winner Professor Richard Thaler, Cambridge University's ...
Antibiotic resistance, health inequality and the replication crisis
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Christmas Eve December 2020, the World Health Organisation named Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and health inequities as 2 of the 10 global health ...
Combatting sexual harassment and violence; economic policy-making
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode BIT's Aisling Colclough and Lis Costa look at two more major areas of work by the team around the world. First they are joined ...
COVID vaccines & tech repairability
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode BIT's Lis Costa and Aisling Colclough look at two major pieces of work by the team. Firstly there is a discussion with Carolina Toth f...
A decade of 'nudge' – in conversation with the pioneers (part 2 of 2)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The second and final part of a very special episode , recorded to tie in with the recent 10 year anniversary of the Behavioural Insights Team. Join BI...
A decade of 'nudge' - in conversation with the pioneers (part 1 of 2)
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of a very special episode , recorded to tie in with the recent 10 year anniversary of the Behavioural Insights Team. Join BIT's former CEO and ...
Creating better markets
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, BIT's former CEO and now President Emeritus, Professor David Halpern, speaks to the New South Wales Minister for Customer Service, Vi...
Creating evidence-based government
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While the use of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in government was historically slow. Over the last 10 years, the Behavioural Insights Team has ai...