Additional tip: do not carry blocks of homemade membrillo (looks how I imagine plastic explosive looks) wrapped in tin foil.

Qualitative research isn't a consolation prize for when we can't get 'real' numbers. It's a different way of knowing; one that captures complexity, context, and meaning that statistics alone cannot provide.

Typographical tracking. Smart. Also a bit creepy. :)

I am so glad that, when I was prompted by a PC-UK campaign to speak to my GP, he introduced me to the evidence and let me make a more informed decision.

Maybe just stick ersatz on everything. They ersatz-lie and ersatz-cheat.

Colleague tried out using AI to summarise summaries she herself had written of relevant papers (which she had identified and read). Even in that limited use the result was disappointing and in a few cases misleading, and we went back to doing our own “summary summary”.

Ooh. I’ll read later. Thanks. (FWIW, my standard line I trot out is that the problem with the phrase “behaviour change” is that it dodges the question of who is the subject of the verb “change”.)

Similar. And if “hahaha” is satisfactory, “LOLZ” is… 🤮

Always feel a bit self-conscious using emoticons, but 😂

He would probably have liked one of these Visigothic iPads.

I’d suggest this isn’t that creative or a “could”. I think it’s already happening, at least in areas I’ve worked in. Needs more promotion, though, definitely - and I don’t anticipate that coming from the Nudge Unit!

One observation on: “More creatively, it could involve raising awareness of ubiquitous attempts to shape decision-making, and equipping citizens with the psychological and deliberative toolkit to define and implement – individually and collectively – their own behaviour change agenda.” [1/2]

Unless they’re revolting peasants