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Adrian Camilleri
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Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of Technology Sydney
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Ever feel like an online price is targeted specifically at you? You're probably right. This piece explains how AI is using your data to create personalized prices and why this could lead to a discriminatory and untrustworthy online marketplace for everyone
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AI is using your data to set personalised prices online. It could seriously backfire
Two people looking at the same product at the same time might see different prices. AI has turbocharged the process.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features
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Loot boxes are still rife in kids’ mobile games, despite ban on ‘gambling-like’ features
Games with ‘loot boxes’ should be classified for over-15s – but a new study shows many of the most popular mobile games completely ignore the rules.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Are you making a costly mistake every time you plug in your EV? A new report reveals the secret to cutting your car's running costs to almost zero, and it's probably sitting on your roof right now.

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What’s the cheapest way to charge your EV?
It’s cheaper to charge an EV than fuel a petrol car. But while charging can be dirt cheap, it’s not always the case.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them
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9 myths about electric vehicles have taken hold. A new study shows how many people fall for them
From fires to carbon emissions and electromagnetic fields, misinformation about electric vehicles is rife – and widely believed.
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June 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Excited to join Kirstin Appelt on the #CallingDIBS #podcast! We talked fuel-efficiency nudges, personalised choice architecture, and #nudging greener car decisions. Have a listen: blogs.ubc.ca/biwiki/podca...

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Calling DIBS Podcast – Behavioural Insights Wiki
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May 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Range anxiety – or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid cars because they don’t trust public chargers
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Range anxiety – or charger drama? Australians are buying hybrid cars because they don’t trust public chargers
Hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles now outsell battery-electric in Australia. One reason? Drivers don’t feel confident in the public charger network.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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We Still Underestimate Others’ Support for Climate Action behavioralscientist.org/we-still-und...
We Still Underestimate Others’ Support for Climate Action - by Kevin Green & Rakhim Rakhimov - Behavioral Scientist
People think they’re more alone in supporting climate-positive action than they really are. That’s a problem, because we know people are likely to take action when they believe others are already doin...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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How to encourage consumers to buy climate-affected produce
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Climate-affected produce is here to stay. Here’s what it takes for consumers to embrace it
Many of us prefer to avoid climate-affected produce altogether. But marketing messages that highlight its ‘resilience’ can encourage consumers to consider it, even when empathy towards farmers is low.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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I agree with most of the points in this article about how to fix the most common problems in consumer research.
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How to fix the most common problems in consumer research — Band of Townies
Caleb discusses the four problems he sees in the articles he reviews for for consumer research journals and directs readers to the papers that explain how to fix them.
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January 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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The ‘hot hand’ and the gambler’s fallacy: why our brains struggle to believe in randomness
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The ‘hot hand’ and the gambler’s fallacy: why our brains struggle to believe in randomness
We always want to find patterns in sequences of events – but often they aren’t really there.
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January 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The ‘hot hand’ and the gambler’s fallacy: why our brains struggle to believe in randomness
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The ‘hot hand’ and the gambler’s fallacy: why our brains struggle to believe in randomness
We always want to find patterns in sequences of events – but often they aren’t really there.
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January 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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I was happy to contribute my thoughts to this article: Fake reviews have made online shopping a nightmare. Can Reddit help? www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fa...
Fake reviews have made online shopping a nightmare. Can Reddit help?
More sceptical, savvy consumers are turning to community-based platforms for what they perceive to be more straightforward, reputable advice.
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December 17, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2024
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Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2024 - by Antonia Violante and Evan Nesterak - Behavioral Scientist
Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2024.
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December 16, 2024 at 11:08 PM
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Australians’ cars are typically larger, heavier and less efficient than in Europe – here’s why theconversation.com/australians-...
Australians’ cars are typically larger, heavier and less efficient than in Europe – here’s why
Ever wondered how the Australian passenger car fleet compares with the European fleet and what this means for the future? New research examined the differences in detail and how it might change.
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December 9, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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What is Bluesky? Why tens of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform theconversation.com/what-is-blue...
What is Bluesky? Why tens of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform
With a name that invokes freedom and a clean start and a design that promises to put control back in our hands, the Bluesky platform is attracting users away from Twitter/X en masse.
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November 29, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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Great conversations happen everywhere. This week's highlight: sharing my research with the great service team at the #SJDM conference. Love how research sparks curiosity across all walks of life.
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November 25, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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Ready for another SJDM conference! I'll be presenting during Poster Session 2 on probabilistic rewards
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November 23, 2024 at 2:51 PM