A Moment with Laurie Santos is part of our interview series featuring thought leaders in research and healthcare. Each interview includes 7 short and stimulating questions. Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale...
Originally published in Forbes by Aline Holzwarth For the 90% of Americans now ordered to stay home (up from 20% just a week ago) to stave off the risk of catching and spreading the novel coronavirus, keeping a strict distance from others is...
We recognize the severe and overwhelming challenges our colleagues in the healthcare industry face with the outbreak of COVID-19. And we have an idea of what those challenges could look like in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead — a...
Last week was a fantastic week for you. You were doing so well. You played a game of soccer with friends, went on a walk with your partner every single day, and spent all weekend gardening. Then a sudden freeze...
No healthcare buzzword has been more used and abused in the past decade than “patient engagement,” despite the fact that — or perhaps because — there seems to be little agreement on how the phrase is actually defined. The hottest...
The holiday season is upon us, whether you’re ready for it or not. Many people overeat in the holiday season (all those leftover treats at home, cookies in the office, how could you resist?!) And — no surprise — it...
One of Aesop’s better-known fables features some ants and a grasshopper; the industrious, hardworking ants who labor all summer to store up for the harsh winter, and the lazy, indulgent grasshopper who spends his time playing the fiddle and enjoying...
I recently had a friction-filled experience when I tried to make an appointment for a routine physical exam. It’s been a while since I’ve had my annual exam, as my previous doctor moved away in 2015 and I haven’t gotten...
Human behavior is anything but simple, and for that exact reason I believe that oversimplifications can be useful in the first step of designing for behavior change. When it comes down to it, there’s a lot of human behavior that...
Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping and wishing (which last about a week, a month if you're lucky). New year’s resolutions are like...
Your beliefs don’t always predict your behavior While it’s true that your beliefs may spur action when you’re particularly passionate about something (if you believe that Coke is superior to Pepsi, you’ll choose Coke over Pepsi until you die), it...
Social media is everywhere and shows no signs of slowing down. There are now more monthly active Facebook users in the world than there are households owning a television set. Any product experiencing this degree of success is bound to...