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David Yeager to speak on The Science of Motivating Young People

Joining the Center's Behavioral Policy lunch seminar on October 9 will be David S. Yeager, the Raymond Dickson Centennial Professor within the Department of Psychology at UT Austin and author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People.

Cass Sunstein to present on goods that people buy but wish did not exist

Joining the Center's Behavioral Policy Works in Process noon lunch series on September 17 will be Cass Sunstein, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard and coauthor of Nudge.

Betsy Levy Palcuk named 2024 fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Betsy Levy Paluck has been named one of eight fellows honored this year by the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPS)

Former Sugarman Fellow spearheads alcohol-free Reunions event

Kristine DeJesus, former Sugarman Fellow at SPIA and founder of Students Recover, addresses the needs of the recovery community at new "Orange and Black Oasis."

From The Tokyo Toilet to Perfect Days

A recording of this event is now available.

In 2020, the public toilet renovation project, “The Tokyo Toilet” commenced in Shibuya, Tokyo. Representing Japan and featuring 16 internationally renowned creators, including architects at the forefront, this project brought the…

Daniel Kahneman, 1934 - 2024

Daniel Kahneman, visionary psychologist whose work laid the foundations of modern Behavioral Science and its applications, has died at 90.

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About the Center

Established with an anonymous gift in 2015, the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy honors the legacy of Daniel Kahneman and Anne Treisman and leverages the combined strengths of the Princeton University faculty across a range of disciplines.  Housed Princeton's School for Public and International Affairs, the Center is the intellectual hub that supports and organizes new research projects, plans lecture series and conferences, disseminates research results, and connects Princeton researchers and students with policy makers and scholars from other institutions.