Media & Speaking
Media appearances
The Tonearm: Escaping The Hypocrisy Trap
The Diminishing Power of Willpower
Why did Partygate Make Voters so Angry?
Interview on the Human Risk podcast
What Marge Simpson Can Teach You About Leadership
How is AI being used to create new ways to apply behavioural science?
The Truth About Obesity (BBC One)
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know (Freakonomics)
The Today Programme (BBC Radio 4)
Behavioral Grooves: 100th Episode Celebration and standalone interview
The Lancet: Antibiotic Prescribing
Britons Under-Report Calorie Intake (BBC News)
Imagining The Next Decade of Behavioral Science (The Behavioral Scientist)
Articles
Ask a behavioral scientist: Why do people take risks at work when they know better?
Ask a behavioral scientist: When you're angry, does "letting it all out" work?
Our Obsession with Hypocrisy Is Making Things Worse
The 4 types of hypocrites (that we actually like)
The Strange, Fascinating Psychology of Hypocrisy
George Orwell’s surprising stance on hypocrisy
I'm a behavioural scientist - breaking bad habits has nothing to do with willpower
Why Simplicity Can Be Strength in a Complex World
Nudges, though no panacea, can work
Making Sense of the “Do Nudges Work?” Debate
Every Health Plan Stands To Benefit From A Nudge Unit
Using Behavioral Science is One Way to Increase Satisfaction With Government Services
How Behavioral Science Can Help Future-Proof State and Local Government
The Future of Behavioral Insights Demands Human-Centered Design
Is It Ethical To Use Behavioral Insights?
The UK’s Eating More Than It Realizes
Why Governments Need To Nudge Themselves
A Tale of Two Systems: What Can Behavioral Science Learn from Literature?
How To Help Patients Make Informed Choices About Their Healthcare
How Confirmation Bias Stops Us Solving Problems
Applying Behavioral Insights To Improve Health and Healthcare
Speaking
Recent
The Hypocrisy Trap at the London School of Economics
The Hypocrisy Trap at the University of Toronto
The Hypocrisy Trap at Cambridge University
U20 Mayors Summit, Rio de Janeiro (part of the G20 Summit)
Behavioral Science and Policy Annual Conference
National Meeting on Behavioral Sciences, Colombia (Keynote)
The Behavioral Way Summit Mexico (Keynote)
International Behavioral Public Policy Conference 2022
National Academy of Science Workshop on Behavioral Economics
International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization Annual Conference
BIG Difference British Columbia 2021 (Keynote)
University of Pennsylvania Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics
AMA Marketing and Public Policy Conference 2021 (Keynote)
Applying Evidence About Human Behavior to Practical Problems (University of Toronto)
The Future of Behavioral Insights (University of Toronto)
Behavioral Science & Policy Association Annual Conference 2020
National Governors Association Conference 2019
Behavioral Science & Marketing Conference 2018
“Behavioral Government” at the Institute for Government, 2018
Improving the Public’s Health at the King’s Fund, 2015
I have given lectures at various universities, including: Columbia University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, New York University, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, London Business School, Imperial College London.