- Sep 20, 2019
- 2 min
How sure are you? Preventing Norm Cascades by Helping People Acknowledge Uncertainty
It is still very common to hear offhanded negative remarks about GMOs from friends or acquaintances. As more gene-edited products hit the...
- Aug 13, 2019
- 1 min
Today's Dietitian Article Release: Thinking Critically About Nutrition
In collaboration with Today’s Dietitian, we asked almost 900 registered dietitians several questions about the critical thinking failures...
- Feb 17, 2019
- 2 min
Helping people make tradeoffs through emotional respect
It’s hard to get someone to go against their emotions. Picture a first-time parachutist, about to step out of the plane. Their body and...
- Feb 1, 2019
- 1 min
Creating knowledge gap awareness through conversion messages
Education is often ineffective when people lack awareness of their knowledge gaps. Conversion messages (i.e., testimonials from people...
- Jan 24, 2019
- 1 min
My critical thinking discussion with Melissa Joy Dobbins on the Sound Bites podcast
I enjoyed this conversation with Melissa Joy Dobbins from Sound Bites on Critical Thinking and Behavior Change. A key point for food...