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Social Connections
We are working in partnership with the RSA, Stripe Partners, and the Neighborly Lab on a project funded by the Nuffield Foundation for Meta's 'Data for Good programme', utilising insights from Facebook data to understand "social capital," which is the way that social connections between people affect the opportunities they…
- Blog
- 5th Mar 2024
I Know It Like The Back of My Hand: How overconfident are we really?
How well do any of us actually know the back of our own hands? And by implication, what does this tell us about other things we think we know?
- Blog
- 8th Feb 2024
Homicides and mental health: understanding systemic patterns
Getting and understanding the right data to help prevent homicides in the future
- Blog
- 6th Feb 2024
Social media and youth violence: Acknowledging the complexity
In a guest blog for the Ending Youth Violence Lab authors of Against Youth Violence: A Social Harm Perspective Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers discuss the need for a comprehensive and nuanced examination of the link between social media and youth violence. This blog, published on Safer Internet Day, sets…
- Blog
- 1st Feb 2024
How behavioural science can make you a better leader
Four ways that applying behavioural insights can make you a better leader
- Blog
- 9th Jan 2024
La promesa de las ciencias comportamentales en América Latina
El mes pasado, el equipo de BIT América Latina y El Caribe (BIT LAC) viajó por la región. Compartimos nuestro conocimiento sobre las ciencias comportamentales, reflexionamos sobre el futuro de la disciplina, y aprendimos de los profesionales, académicos, y funcionarios locales.
- Blog
- 9th Jan 2024
The promise of behavioral science in Latin America
These past few months, the BIT LAC team traveled across the region. We shared new behavioral insights knowledge; reflected on the future of the field; and learned from local practitioners, academics, and civil servants.
- Blog
- 12th Oct 2023
A behavioural lens on Keir Starmer's conference speech
It was the Leader of the Opposition’s fullest, and most personal, account of what he thinks ails Britain and how a Labour government might go about fixing it.
- Blog
- 28th Sep 2023
Eye robot: Using simulated eye-tracking as a behavioural research technique
It has been said that eyes are the windows to the soul. But for BIT, eyes are better thought of as the doorways to behaviour. This is because looking at things is one of the most obvious ways to understand attention, and attention itself is one of the most important…
- Blog
- 14th Aug 2023
Moving to scale: highlights from year 2 of the gambling unit, and looking ahead to year 3
The past 12 months have seen big changes in the UK gambling space. The release of the white paper, of course, but also the largest fine for a gambling operator, partly for failing to protect those who gamble from harm. The end of these 12 months also marks the end…