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David Yeager to speak on The Science of Motivating Young People
Sept. 13, 2024

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
Sept. 13, 2024

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
Aug. 21, 2024

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
May 23, 2024

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
April 5, 2024

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
March 27, 2024

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

KTC and ideas42 Launch Behavioral Science Desk at Princeton
Feb. 14, 2024

The Kahneman-Treisman Center, in partnership with non-profit behavioral science innovation lab ideas42, has launched the Behavioral Science Desk, a new resource for Princeton scholar-researchers from a range of disciplines interested in finding ways to have their work intersect not only the insights of behavioral science but also real-world settings.

New Sugarman Fellow David Derryck focuses on consumer behavior
Sept. 15, 2023

David Derryck has joined the Sugarman Practitioner in Residence program to collaborate with our scholars on consumer decision-making in changing markets as he attempts to build out his BuyBlack project, a comprehensive platform for black-owned business commerce.

Sugarman Fellow Chukwuemeka featured at Celebrate Princeton Innovation event
Sept. 7, 2023

Celebrate Princeton Innovation honors faculty researchers, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates who are making a difference through their discoveries and entrepreneurial spirit. This annual event features faculty innovators and discoveries that have the potential to become everyday innovations that improve life,…

Morfit and Biglari Fellowships for Behavioral Science Named for 2023-24 Year
Aug. 25, 2023

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 2023-24 recipient of the Hamid Biglari *87 Behavioral Science Fellowship is…