Behavior Change for Good Initiative
@bcfginitiative.bsky.social
Wharton/UPenn Initiative led by @katymilkman.bsky.social & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social unites star #BehavioralScientists with organizations to advance the science of behavior change
bcfg.wharton.upenn.edu
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Join us Wed 1/28 @ 12PM ET for a virtual keynote Q&A with Emily Oster, hosted by BCFG & @pennchibe.bsky.social.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Join us Wed 1/28 @ 12PM ET for a virtual keynote Q&A with Emily Oster, hosted by BCFG & @pennchibe.bsky.social.
Register here:
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Missed these videos from BCFG? Now is a great time to catch up!
1. @rthaler.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social on the anomalies that changed behavioral economics bit.ly/4auOnfn
1. @rthaler.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social on the anomalies that changed behavioral economics bit.ly/4auOnfn
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Missed these videos from BCFG? Now is a great time to catch up!
1. @rthaler.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social on the anomalies that changed behavioral economics bit.ly/4auOnfn
1. @rthaler.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social on the anomalies that changed behavioral economics bit.ly/4auOnfn
“Moms have known it for generations: Nagging works.” —Co-Director @katymilkman.bsky.social discusses BCFG’s latest megastudy with Knowledge at Wharton, showing how simple reminder emails can boost savings deposits.
Read the feature: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/can-...
Read the feature: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/can-...
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Moms have known it for generations: Nagging works.” —Co-Director @katymilkman.bsky.social discusses BCFG’s latest megastudy with Knowledge at Wharton, showing how simple reminder emails can boost savings deposits.
Read the feature: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/can-...
Read the feature: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/can-...
Co-Directors Katy Milkman and Angela Duckworth sat down to unpack what behavioral science reveals about self-control—why willpower often fails and how shaping one's environment can support better choices.
Watch the special video edition of Choiceology here: youtu.be/Yz4YxuoWIp8?...
Watch the special video edition of Choiceology here: youtu.be/Yz4YxuoWIp8?...
December 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Co-Directors Katy Milkman and Angela Duckworth sat down to unpack what behavioral science reveals about self-control—why willpower often fails and how shaping one's environment can support better choices.
Watch the special video edition of Choiceology here: youtu.be/Yz4YxuoWIp8?...
Watch the special video edition of Choiceology here: youtu.be/Yz4YxuoWIp8?...
Co-Director @katymilkman.bsky.social joined November’s TIME100 Talks in NYC as a featured panelist, sharing insights on the science of change. Read more about this event on Culture, Choice & Change in @time.com: https://bit.ly/4otb2Mh
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Co-Director @katymilkman.bsky.social joined November’s TIME100 Talks in NYC as a featured panelist, sharing insights on the science of change. Read more about this event on Culture, Choice & Change in @time.com: https://bit.ly/4otb2Mh
Can simple reminder emails nudge people to save more?
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can simple reminder emails nudge people to save more?
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
We do cutting-edge research on behavior change strategies that help people improve their health, savings, and educational outcomes.
This Giving Tuesday, we hope you’ll choose to support our work and amplify our impact: bit.ly/4rtBN6h
This Giving Tuesday, we hope you’ll choose to support our work and amplify our impact: bit.ly/4rtBN6h
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We do cutting-edge research on behavior change strategies that help people improve their health, savings, and educational outcomes.
This Giving Tuesday, we hope you’ll choose to support our work and amplify our impact: bit.ly/4rtBN6h
This Giving Tuesday, we hope you’ll choose to support our work and amplify our impact: bit.ly/4rtBN6h
Is it better to deliver health facts directly, or to start with a question that sparks curiosity?
Read about BCFG’s research on this topic in our December newsletter: https://bit.ly/48qNge3
Read about BCFG’s research on this topic in our December newsletter: https://bit.ly/48qNge3
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Is it better to deliver health facts directly, or to start with a question that sparks curiosity?
Read about BCFG’s research on this topic in our December newsletter: https://bit.ly/48qNge3
Read about BCFG’s research on this topic in our December newsletter: https://bit.ly/48qNge3
We were grateful to welcome Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt for a thought-provoking presentation on racial bias.
The seminar—co-hosted with @pennchibe.bsky.social, the Quattrone Center, @appc.upenn.edu, & @pennmindcore.bsky.social—drew a large crowd from the Penn community.
The seminar—co-hosted with @pennchibe.bsky.social, the Quattrone Center, @appc.upenn.edu, & @pennmindcore.bsky.social—drew a large crowd from the Penn community.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We were grateful to welcome Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt for a thought-provoking presentation on racial bias.
The seminar—co-hosted with @pennchibe.bsky.social, the Quattrone Center, @appc.upenn.edu, & @pennmindcore.bsky.social—drew a large crowd from the Penn community.
The seminar—co-hosted with @pennchibe.bsky.social, the Quattrone Center, @appc.upenn.edu, & @pennmindcore.bsky.social—drew a large crowd from the Penn community.
We enjoyed a lively conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social, @corinnelow.com, and Judd Kessler about how behavioral economics can help people get more out of life. We’re glad so many people joined us for this event!
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We enjoyed a lively conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social, @corinnelow.com, and Judd Kessler about how behavioral economics can help people get more out of life. We’re glad so many people joined us for this event!
We so enjoyed @rthaler.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social's lively, thought-provoking conversation with @katymilkman.bsky.social & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social about The Winner’s Curse and 30 years of insights from behavioral economics.
Recording out now! https://youtu.be/hH8UgQb-x4A
Recording out now! https://youtu.be/hH8UgQb-x4A
The Anomalies That Changed Economics | Richard Thaler and Alex Imas
BCFG Co-Directors Angela Duckworth and Katy Milkman hosted economics Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler and award-winning economist Alex Imas at Penn for a lively conversation about their new book, The Winner's Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies, Then and...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We so enjoyed @rthaler.bsky.social and @aleximas.bsky.social's lively, thought-provoking conversation with @katymilkman.bsky.social & @angeladuckworth.bsky.social about The Winner’s Curse and 30 years of insights from behavioral economics.
Recording out now! https://youtu.be/hH8UgQb-x4A
Recording out now! https://youtu.be/hH8UgQb-x4A
In Philly? Join us for a special seminar TODAY with MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and APS Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In Philly? Join us for a special seminar TODAY with MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and APS Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
The registration link was down for a few hours, but it is back up now and we still have seats available! We would love for you to join us at this event.
WEDNESDAY: MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and @psychscience.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt will give a special seminar at Penn.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
@upenn.edu
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
@upenn.edu
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The registration link was down for a few hours, but it is back up now and we still have seats available! We would love for you to join us at this event.
WEDNESDAY: MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and @psychscience.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt will give a special seminar at Penn.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
@upenn.edu
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
@upenn.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
WEDNESDAY: MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and @psychscience.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt will give a special seminar at Penn.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
@upenn.edu
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
@upenn.edu
‼️Event Alert‼️ Join us in person for a special seminar with MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and @psychscience.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
‼️Event Alert‼️ Join us in person for a special seminar with MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner and @psychscience.bsky.social Lifetime Achievement Awardee Stanford Professor Jennifer Eberhardt.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 4:30-6PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center @upenn.edu
📩 Register: bit.ly/4qF14dj
TODAY: Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com. The first 200 attendees will receive free books!
📅 TODAY, Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
📅 TODAY, Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
TODAY: Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com. The first 200 attendees will receive free books!
📅 TODAY, Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
📅 TODAY, Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
MONDAY: Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com about how economics can help you get more out of life.
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
MONDAY: Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com about how economics can help you get more out of life.
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: https://bit.ly/4hop005
Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social and @katymilkman.bsky.social for this virtual keynote TODAY!
Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social, and @katymilkman.bsky.social TOMORROW 10/29 at 12 PM ET for MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein’s virtual keynote talk. Register here: https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kE9HPGsPRz2J2jcfJcjIEA#/registration
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social and @katymilkman.bsky.social for this virtual keynote TODAY!
Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social, and @katymilkman.bsky.social TOMORROW 10/29 at 12 PM ET for MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein’s virtual keynote talk. Register here: https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kE9HPGsPRz2J2jcfJcjIEA#/registration
October 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Join BCFG, @pennchibe.bsky.social, and @katymilkman.bsky.social TOMORROW 10/29 at 12 PM ET for MIT Professor Amy Finkelstein’s virtual keynote talk. Register here: https://upenn.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kE9HPGsPRz2J2jcfJcjIEA#/registration
‼️Event Alert‼️Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com about their new books, Lucky by Design and Having It All.
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: bit.ly/4hop005
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: bit.ly/4hop005
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
‼️Event Alert‼️Join @katymilkman.bsky.social for a conversation with @upenn.edu Professors Judd Kessler & @corinnelow.com about their new books, Lucky by Design and Having It All.
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: bit.ly/4hop005
📅 Mon Nov 3 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩 RSVP: bit.ly/4hop005
We hope you can join us & @pennchibe.bsky.social for a virtual keynote presentation from Amy Finkelstein about rethinking common inferences in healthcare.
Wednesday 10/29 at 12 PM ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/3VIvfC2
Wednesday 10/29 at 12 PM ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/3VIvfC2
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We hope you can join us & @pennchibe.bsky.social for a virtual keynote presentation from Amy Finkelstein about rethinking common inferences in healthcare.
Wednesday 10/29 at 12 PM ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/3VIvfC2
Wednesday 10/29 at 12 PM ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/3VIvfC2
TODAY: Don’t miss @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social in conversation with Nobel Laureate @rthaler.bsky.social and Professor @aleximas.bsky.social about their new book, The Winner’s Curse.
📅 TODAY Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
📅 TODAY Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
TODAY: Don’t miss @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social in conversation with Nobel Laureate @rthaler.bsky.social and Professor @aleximas.bsky.social about their new book, The Winner’s Curse.
📅 TODAY Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
📅 TODAY Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
🚨New Book Alert: The Winner’s Curse by Team Scientists @rthaler.bsky.social & @aleximas.bsky.social 🚨
Richard Thaler & Alex Imas revisit classic puzzles in human behavior and trace the past, present, and future of behavioral economics.
https://bit.ly/3KzGASt
Richard Thaler & Alex Imas revisit classic puzzles in human behavior and trace the past, present, and future of behavioral economics.
https://bit.ly/3KzGASt
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨New Book Alert: The Winner’s Curse by Team Scientists @rthaler.bsky.social & @aleximas.bsky.social 🚨
Richard Thaler & Alex Imas revisit classic puzzles in human behavior and trace the past, present, and future of behavioral economics.
https://bit.ly/3KzGASt
Richard Thaler & Alex Imas revisit classic puzzles in human behavior and trace the past, present, and future of behavioral economics.
https://bit.ly/3KzGASt
Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies—a workshop organized by Team Scientist @dgrand.bsky.social, BCFG collaborator Eugen Dimant & colleagues—is now open for registration.
Register before October 30th: sites.google.com/view/polariz...
Register before October 30th: sites.google.com/view/polariz...
October 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies—a workshop organized by Team Scientist @dgrand.bsky.social, BCFG collaborator Eugen Dimant & colleagues—is now open for registration.
Register before October 30th: sites.google.com/view/polariz...
Register before October 30th: sites.google.com/view/polariz...
Next Week: Don’t miss @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social in conversation with Nobel Laureate @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: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
📅 Thurs Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Next Week: Don’t miss @angeladuckworth.bsky.social & @katymilkman.bsky.social in conversation with Nobel Laureate @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: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG
📅 Thurs Oct 23 | 4-5PM
📍 Huntsman Hall G06
📩RSVP: https://bit.ly/4nbI9EG