Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy

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Hall and Hernandez to discuss new book Antiracist by Design as DEI becomes target

Joining the Center's Behavioral Policy lunch seminar on February 6 will be behavioral scientists (and Princeton alumnae) Crystal Hall and Mindy Hernandez to discuss their new book, Antiracist by Design: Reimagining Applied Behavioral Scientist.

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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.

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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.

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Morfit and Biglari Fellowships for Behavioral Science Named for 2024-25

The Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy and Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs are pleased to announce the recipients of two fellowships for graduate work in applied behavioral science.  The 2024-25 recipient of the Hamid Biglari *87 Behavioral Science Fellowship is…

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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). 

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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."

Upcoming Events

Zarak Khan 1:1 or small group meetings
Mar 27, 2025, 9:00 am
University Community
Behavioral Policy Works in Progress: Developing a systems model for improving interventions for financial wellness
Mar 27, 2025, 12:30 pm
Speakers
  • Zarak Kahn
    Director of Behavioral Science, Edward Jones
  • Steve Wendel
    Co-founder and Head of Methodology, sistemaFutura
Open to the Public
BSci Desk Consultants from ideas42 on Campus for Meetings
Apr 1, 2025
University Community
Behavioral Policy Works in Progress: Expanding access to consumer credit through community finance
Apr 1, 2025, 12:30 pm
Speaker
David Henderson
Founder, Giving Credit
Open to the Public
Princeton University Public Lectures: Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service
Apr 4, 2025, 5:00 pm
Speakers
  • Michael Lewis, author of Going Infinite, Moneyball, among others
  • Dave Eggers, author, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, among others; founder, McSweeneys, among others; Publisher
  • Casey Cep, journalist and author of Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
  • Razia Iqbal, John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor
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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.