If you’re in Philly we have another great event coming up at Penn next week. Join us for a special talk by Stanford Prof. and @macfound.org “genius” award winner Jennifer Eberhardt on Wednesday, 11/12 at 4:30 pm. More details below. Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj

I love seeing my friends’ books in the airport when I travel! Snapped this in NC earlier today. I hope you’ll join me and the author, @corinnelow.com Mon 11/3 at 4 pm at Wharton in Jon M Huntsman Hall G06 for a live interview about her book, Judd Kessler’s, and how econ can improve your life!

In Philly? Come join me on Mon 11/3 at 4 PM at Wharton: I’ll interview my fellow Wharton Profs @corinnelow.com and Judd Kessler about their fantastic new books, HAVING IT ALL and LUCKY BY DESIGN. The first 200 attendees will get free books! RSVP here: bit.ly/4hop005

Don’t miss the incredible Amy Finkelstein of MIT on Zoom this Wed, 10/29 @ 12 PM ET delivering the @pennchibe.bsky.social x @bcfginitiative.bsky.social fall virtual keynote lecture! I’ll co-moderate w/ Kevin Volpp as she discusses facts and fallacies about US healthcare. Register here bit.ly/3VIvfC2

Wouldn't it be great to gather top social science journal editors + experts on fraud-prevention to discuss better ways to fraud-proof our field @ the National Academies? This is happening! Step 1 is creating an organizing committee. Submit nominees by 11/7: www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/enh...

How is self-control defined? Does self-control early in life predict later success? If you show high self-control at work, will you exhibit high self-control everywhere? Learn the answers from @angeladuckworth.bsky.social on a new episode of the #Choiceology podcast 🦻 www.schwab.com/learn/story/...

Happy pub day to THE WINNER'S CURSE by @rthaler.bsky.social + @aleximas.bsky.social! The original (1992) version of this book changed my life -- it's the reason I study judgment and decision making. For a preview of the new edition, check out my Q&A w/ the authors t.co/n3ThOxpJak

I got my flu shot and covid booster today ⁦‪at ⁦‪cvs pharmacy‬⁩ and I’m feeling great (bring it on, virus season; you won’t slow me down!). These vaccines are waiting for you too!

Join us live next Thursday, 10/23, if you’re in the philly area. Otherwise, keep an eye on our YouTube channel!

📢POSTDOC POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT📢 @nourkteily.bsky.social & I are recruiting a postdoc in the #LitowitzCenter for Enlightened Disagreement. We seek research excellence regarding navigating conflict. Application deadline: Nov. 17. Salary: ~$80k. facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQzNw==

Congratulations to my brilliant Wharton colleague + collaborator Judd Kessler on this week’s publication of LUCKY BY DESIGN! Let Judd give you the tools to succeed when competing for a restaurant reservation, concert tix or even your dream job. Get your copy: a.co/d/cxNcrL1

Interested in working on research with @katymilkman.bsky.social & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social to promote #BehaviorChange? Apply to our full-time Pre-Doc Researcher position, ideal for anyone considering a PhD! June ‘26 start: bit.ly/3J2UJaq

Join thousands of other participants in our Health Daily Challenge, a program built at Wharton/Penn that we’re offering in partnership with CNN. Join at: healthdailyquiz.org

What's the difference between a growth and a fixed mindset? What are the benefits of adopting a growth mindset for performance? A new episode of the #Choiceology podcast featuring psychology Professor @marycmurphy.bsky.social answers these questions and many more. www.schwab.com/learn/story/...

NYC, 10/4 @ 2 pm: Get tickets to see THIS MUCH I KNOW featuring a special, 1-time post-show Q&A w/ me about behavioral science. This play was inspired by Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow and is a must-see for all behavioral science junkies: www.59e59.org/shows/buy-ti...

Congratulations to my Wharton colleague @corinnelow.com on her fantastic new book HAVING IT ALL, which is a must read for women everywhere who are trying to juggle all the things. a.co/d/6v3ZNp2

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 Can reminder emails compel Americans to save? We ran a 2 million person megastudy with a large US bank to find out. Our results published today in @pnasnexus.org suggest that the answer is: yes, probably, a little. 🧵 👀 the paper: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

‼️Event Alert‼️ Join @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with Nobel Prize winning economist @rthaler.bsky.social and Professor @aleximas.bsky.social about their new book, The Winner’s Curse. 📅 Thurs, Oct 23 | 4-5PM 📍 Huntsman Hall G06 📩RSVP: bit.ly/4nbI9EG

If you’re confused about why studies of the effects of Tylenol in pregnancy have disputed implications, you may want to better understand selection bias. This q&a (which doesn’t cover tylenol) could help! katymilkman.substack.com/p/what-is-se...

🥑 BIG (HEALTHY!) NEWS 🍎 My research team has partnered with @cnn.com to help you boost your wellness IQ. What is it? We built a 30 day challenge featuring 1 minute daily quizzes to teach you important, but often unfamiliar facts about how to live a healthier life. Sign up at: HealthDailyQuiz.org

Want to learn about a cool new paper I co-authored with @erikakirgios.bsky.social and other academic superstars? Our science shows that the way I’ve teased you in this post is going to boost your attention! Learn more 👇🏻

🔥BIG NEWS🔥 I'm making my off-Broadway debut on 10/4! Never fear: I'm *not* acting. Instead, I'm doing a post-show Q&A w/ the director of a new play inspired by Danny Kahneman's book THINKING, FAST AND SLOW. The play was written by the Tony Award-winning Jonathan Spector 🧵

Last night I had the pleasure of interviewing @mikegeruso.bsky.social at a Zoom event about his phenomenal book, AFTER THE SPIKE: POPULATION, PROGRESS, AND THE CASE FOR PEOPLE (a.co/d/if8wE7u). This is a thread on my key takeaways from the conversation 🧵

This is happening tonight at 8 pm ET!

I’m hosting a Zoom chat with @mikegeruso.bsky.social ‬⁩on Wednesday, 9/17 from 8-9 PM ET about his fantastic new book AFTER THE SPIKE. I hope you’ll join us! Register at www.bit.ly/GerusoFANWebinar for this FAN‬⁩ event.

Join us on 9/10!

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What makes a great team? Hear the story of the famous Kon Tiki team expedition from Peru to Polynesia + an interview w/ teams expert @colinmfisher.bsky.social about the science of synergy. Learn the right size, structure, task types & composition of optimal teams: www.schwab.com/learn/story/...

Earlier this week, we celebrated @angeladuckworth.bsky.social induction into a kind of psychologist’s hall of fame called The @spspnews.bsky.social Heritage Wall for her research on grit & motivation. To see her page on the Wall & donate to a fellowship in her honor, visit spsp.org/membership/a...

Congratulations to the fabulous @colinmfisher.bsky.social on publishing THE COLLECTIVE EDGE! It’s a fantastic playbook for how to build successful, synergistic teams (brought to you by an amazing researcher whose work on synergy is inspired by being a jazz musician on the side!).

9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American." It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

BCFG is co-hosting a conversation between & @katymilkman.bsky.social and Team Scientist Emily Falk on her new book, What We Value. 📅 Wed, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM 📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, and @pennmindcore.bsky.social

Have you ever heard about a great product from multiple ppl and gotten excited about it only to discover everyone was just passing on info from the same source (maybe, Oprah)? A new #choiceology episode explains “correlation neglect” w/ Prof. Florian Zimmerman. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol.

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements This is a big deal

If you’re a #Choiceology fan then I have some good news. A new season is coming very soon! Keep your eyes pealed and get your headphones ready. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Stanford GSB is hiring in macro & micro OB! If you do sociology, psychology, OB, strategy, management, computational social science, please apply. On the macro side, mid-career folks are especially invited to apply. See here👇 www.gsb.stanford.edu/jobs/faculty...

In case you missed it, my favorite book of the year so far dropped earlier this month. Be sure to grab a copy. And lest you’re tempted to jump to conclusions from the cover, fyi: it’s is an evidence-based book by two economists that’s pro-environment and pro-reproductive freedom.

Wharton PhD student @sophiapink.bsky.social, Co-Director @katymilkman.bsky.social, Team Scientists @erikakirgios.bsky.social & Edward H. Chang, & co-authors found that telling women they’re less likely than men to apply for leadership roles led to a 29% rise in applications from women bit.ly/3TzKzj9

The second HotFresh recommended paper is: Pink, S. L., Cervantez, J., Kirgios, E. L., Chang, E. H., Milkman, K. L. (2025). Can stereotype reactance prompt women to compete? A field experiment, Organization Science. pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...

Have you heard of the halo effect? It describes your tendency to assume if someone is pretty or funny or smart, they're more likely to have other good attributes. Sometimes "halos" exist, but often the halo effect is a bias. Learn more from Prof. Daniel Read: katymilkman.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

A heat wave is currently baking 1/2 the U.S. Research on the "local warming effect" shows that today (more so than other days), people facing extreme heat will be be more prone to believe in global warming and more willing to donate to charities that tackle climate change. doi.org/10.1177/0956...

🚨In PNAS🚨 The right often accuses fact-checkers of political bias But we analyzed Community Notes on Musk's X and found posts flagged as "misleading" are 2.3x more likely to be written by Reps than Dems! The issue is Reps sharing misinformation, not fact-checker bias... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Want more women in leadership? Tell them they’re losing out to men when they don’t compete for jobs, promotions & awards. Summary of new research on how to leverage stereotype reactance to close the gender gap in competition led by @sophiapink.bsky.social: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/want...

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Ever heard of the hedonic editing hypothesis? The idea is that we can live happier lives if we deliberately spread out good experiences while trying to combine bad ones. And it's the topic of our season finale of the #Choiceology podcast featuring Prof. Ellen Evers. www.schwab.com/learn/story/...

Psychological inoculation is a very popular intervention against online misinfo, but it hasn't been tested using real-world outcomes in realistic scenarios. In a new paper just published in PNAS Nexus, this is what we did: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... Short version: It didn't really work.

Reactance is one of psychology’s most interesting and powerful levers. In this Q&A with UT Austin Prof. Christopher Bryan, learn a surprising way it can be leveraged to promote good health. open.substack.com/pub/katymilk...

I've never been big on school swag, but today my husband and I decided to order some hats from Harvard (where we earned our PhDs) to broadcast our support. When the Harvard store wrote to say our shipment will be delayed due to a huge surge in orders, I was pleased! #GladToWait