When it comes to R&D spending in the social and behavioral sciences, public universities dominate, according to the latest ...

Researchers have created an open-source platform known as A-SOiD that can learn and predict user-defined behaviors, just from video. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the University ...

People stop their cars simply because a little light turns from green to red. They crowd onto buses, trains and planes with complete strangers, yet fights seldom break out. Large, strong men routinely ...

Trying to suddenly stop a habit we know is not helping—or worse, is actively harming us—can be an overwhelming experience for any professional. Many times, what has become habitual for us also happens ...

The Department of Health Behavior and Nutrition Sciences offers a 4+1 BS/MS program that allows students to complete both the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Behavior Science and the Master of ...

Netflix continues to grow from strength to strength, commanding 270 million subscribers who watched 183 billion hours of content last year. A Culture of Testing Netflix executives “…believe there’s a ...

In this series called Member Showcase, we publish interviews with members of The Oracles. This interview is with Chase Hughes, founder and president of Applied Behavior Research, which develops ...

Psychology: Since psychology uses the scientific method to methodically examine the observable behaviors and responses of both humans and animals, it is essentially recognized as the study of behavior ...

A puppy’s thinking ability may indicate how responsive the dog will be to training and whether it’ll grow up to be well-behaved. Traits such as impulsivity, ability to follow gestures and reaction to ...