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Behavioral Scientist @behscientist.bsky.social · Dec 17
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What is the state of the shopping carts at your local store?

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Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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“When organizations fail to define roles and procedures, set unclear timelines, and communicate poorly, they erode trust with their potential employees all before their first day at work."

How can hiring processes build trust instead? Find out here: behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-eq...
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire - by Torben Emmerling - Behavioral Scientist
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
“When organizations fail to define roles and procedures, set unclear timelines, and communicate poorly, they erode trust with their potential employees all before their first day at work."

How can hiring processes build trust instead? Find out here: behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-eq...
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire - by Torben Emmerling - Behavioral Scientist
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
behavioralscientist.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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jefflinder.bsky.social
The main problems identified feel exponentially worse for academia:

1. Unaligned hiring teams
2. Ambiguous job descriptions and unclear criteria
3. Amplified bias
4. Uncomparable interviews
5. Communication voids

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The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire - by Torben Emmerling - Behavioral Scientist
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
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November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Obsessed with this study. Do your part, return your cart!
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Why is the hiring process such a “bureaucratic quagmire” at so many organizations, and how can it be better?

behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-eq...
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire - by Torben Emmerling - Behavioral Scientist
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
behavioralscientist.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
What is the state of the shopping carts at your local store?

behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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behscientist.bsky.social
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?

The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire by Torben Emmerling

behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-eq...
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire - by Torben Emmerling - Behavioral Scientist
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
behavioralscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?

The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire by Torben Emmerling

behavioralscientist.org/the-trust-eq...
The Trust Equation: It’s Not Just Who You Hire, It’s How You Hire - by Torben Emmerling - Behavioral Scientist
What if organizations decided to treat their entire hiring process (not just who they hire), as a competitive advantage rather than a wearisome chore?
behavioralscientist.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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“Cart abandonment, it turns out, knows no regional bounds” —> @behscientist.bsky.social behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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“Do your part, return your cart.” A scientific inquiry into why people do -- or do not -- return their shopping carts. (Yeah, I was reeeeeally hoping most of these would be like "crying baby," but...) behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo... [email protected]
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Behavioral Economics, Then and Now: A Conversation With @aleximas.bsky.social — behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-e...
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Our recent piece this isn’t quite a whodunnit, but @hwaldfogel.bsky.social evokes the same zany intrigue in her meticulous analysis of one of her biggest pet peeves: why don’t people return their shopping carts?

behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
Behavioral Economics, Then and Now: A Conversation With @aleximas.bsky.social — behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-e...
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
Our recent piece this isn’t quite a whodunnit, but @hwaldfogel.bsky.social evokes the same zany intrigue in her meticulous analysis of one of her biggest pet peeves: why don’t people return their shopping carts?

behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation
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Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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[email protected] and @aleximas.bsky.social teamed up to update The Winner's Curse, a landmark book in behavioral economics. In doing so, they chart where behavioral economics began, where it is now, and where it could go next.
behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-e...
Behavioral Economics, Then and Now: A Conversation With Alex Imas - by Heather Graci - Behavioral Scientist
Alex Imas and Richard Thaler teamed up to update a landmark book in behavioral economics. In doing so, they chart where behavioral economics began, where it is now, and where it could go next.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation by @hwaldfogel.bsky.social

behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation by @hwaldfogel.bsky.social

behavioralscientist.org/why-dont-peo...
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation - by Hannah B. Waldfogel - Behavioral Scientist
For reasons I can’t fully explain, people’s failure to return their carts bothers me more than it probably should. But then I realized I can do something about it.
behavioralscientist.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
[email protected] and @aleximas.bsky.social teamed up to update The Winner's Curse, a landmark book in behavioral economics. In doing so, they chart where behavioral economics began, where it is now, and where it could go next.
behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-e...
Behavioral Economics, Then and Now: A Conversation With Alex Imas - by Heather Graci - Behavioral Scientist
Alex Imas and Richard Thaler teamed up to update a landmark book in behavioral economics. In doing so, they chart where behavioral economics began, where it is now, and where it could go next.
behavioralscientist.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The Parenthood Uncertainty Trap By Elizabeth Weingarten

The more fast, easy answers I consumed, the worse I felt, and the further away I felt from having clarity about how to navigate the ever-present uncertainty of motherhood.

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The Parenthood Uncertainty Trap - by Elizabeth Weingarten - Behavioral Scientist
The more fast, easy answers I consumed, the worse I felt, and the further away I felt from having clarity about how to navigate the ever-present uncertainty of motherhood.
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October 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Why Simplicity Can Be Strength in a Complex World By @mhallsworth.bsky.social

As intuitive as it seems, a complicated approach to behavioral design may not be the best response to complexity.

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Why Simplicity Can Be Strength in a Complex World - by Michael Hallsworth - Behavioral Scientist
As intuitive as it seems, a complicated approach to behavioral design may not be the best response to complexity.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
behscientist.bsky.social
During last year’s presidential election, Omar Parbhoo wrote about the Civic Action Time Capsule, a tool to connect people’s motivated, voting selves to their future selves during off-year elections
How to Make Voting a Habit? Listen to Your Past Self - by Omar Parbhoo - Behavioral Scientist
Recognizing that civic engagement tends to fizzle over time, we developed the Civic Action Time Capsule, a tool that enables people to capture and share their civic motivation at its peak with their…
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November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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In Uncertain Times, Get Curious By Elizabeth Weingarten

Asking better questions can act as an antidote to uncertainty—and the anxiety that comes with it.

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In Uncertain Times, Get Curious - by Elizabeth Weingarten - Behavioral Scientist
Asking better questions can act as an antidote to uncertainty—and the anxiety that comes with it.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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How Do You Become More Conscientious When You’re Not Conscientious Already? By @olgakhazan.bsky.social

The easiest way to become more conscientious is to already be conscientious. But if you can’t lean on your past self, considering your future self can help.
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How Do You Become More Conscientious When You’re Not Conscientious Already? - by Olga Khazan - Behavioral Scientist
The easiest way to become more conscientious is to already be conscientious—last week’s to-do list makes writing this week’s easier. But if you can’t lean on your past self, considering your future…
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October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM