Israel didn’t just strike #iran. It staged a deception campaign so advanced, it rewired the global playbook for war.

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a preemptive strike that killed over 20 senior IRGC commanders—including Iran’s top military leadership. But this video isn’t about the missiles. It’s about the mind games behind them.

#behavioralscience #geopolitics
#media #echochamber #oman #us

Video by Thomas Karat for SaltCubeAnalytics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_Ihzo0abQ

#News: #Research reveals that thinking about the future and writing a letter to a child in the future motivates #climateaction and boosts engagement with environment. #BehavioralScience #Campaigns #SciComms #Comms ️ #Boycott4Wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250514180737.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

A #nudge improves a decision environment.
A #boost improves a decision competency.

This paper argues against Sunstein's suggestion that boosts are thus educative or reflective (System 2) interventions.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11299-025-00324-1

Your Brain’s Secret Saboteurs: How Hidden Biases Hijack Your Decisions

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/17193110 


Thanks for listening today!

https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post/163969786
May 23, 2025 • (S4 34) • 54:38

You think you’re in control. You weigh pros and cons, mull over options, and make choices you’re sure are rational. But what if your brain is quietly betraying you?

Has anyone done good science about the use of cameras in video calls that teases out policies that actually promote communication? I am trying to drive policy in ways that are humane and also effective. #askfedi #behavioralscience #remotework

Quantifying Cognitive Abilities: Numerosity and Evidence Accumulation in Brain Models

#ComputationalPsychiatry #BrainScience #MentalHealthResearch #Neuroscience #CognitiveScience #DecisionMaking #ReinforcementLearning #MentalHealth #BrainModels #Psychology #NeuralSignals #BehavioralScience #ScientificDiscovery

https://youtube.com/shorts/vCkeCnmkysY?feature=share

The EAST framework, developed by UK behavioural scientists in 2014, distils over a decade of behavioural science into four simple, actionable principles for changing behaviour effectively. It originated from a government initiative to improve public programs by applying psychological insights.

#EASTFramework #BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/10-years-ago-behavioral-scientists-boiled-down-their-key-findings-to-just-4-letters-east-is-still-the-best-way-to-change-behavior/91184671

On our radar: Get curious!

“Curiosity can disappear just when we need it most. In fact, some research suggests questions can serve as an antidote to the anxiety that can arise in times of great uncertainty.”

Elizabeth Weingarten, Behavioral Scientist

https://behavioralscientist.org/in-uncertain-times-get-curious/

Just published: my 3rd & final PhD paper!

How should we talk about vaccination rates?

Assuming rationality, normativity, or reasonableness leads to very different outcomes.

Findings from 3 experiments:

Open access paper https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251340326

Data and #rstats code: https://osf.io/2wy9q/

And a longer post over on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alelazic_rstats-psychology-publichealth-activity-7325849777558982656-Z2vf

I'm presenting at, attending, and posting about this week's Behavioral #Science & #Policy Association conference.

My posts are over on #BlueSky (because the BSPA is not yet in the Fediverse): https://bsky.app/profile/byrdnick.com/post/3lo4wrwj5bs2o

Building Better Habits: Understanding Brain Networks to Live More Balanced Lives

#BrainScience #Habits #Neuroscience #BehavioralScience #RewardSystem #Neuroplasticity #BrainHealth #MentalWellness #AddictionRecovery #SelfImprovement #Mindfulness

https://youtube.com/shorts/p9OEf4X1Ako?feature=share

A critical #behavioralEconomics and #behavioralScience #reading list https://www.jasoncollins.blog/posts/a-critical-behavioural-economics-and-behavioural-science-reading-list.html
#books

#science
#academia
#learning
#Ecology
#BehavioralScience
#Nature

@academicchatter
@sc

Question are there any cognitive computational pedagogy specialists,scientists, teachers out there I have a few questions?

I’m trying to research and do an analysis on learning and behavior, and break it down computationally with diversity models of out groups in group mixing within organisms starting out with humans and or other organisms life forms.

Please and thank you,
Boost for reaching out please!

Brain inflammation affects behavior differently in males and females, study finds https://www.psypost.org/brain-inflammation-affects-behavior-differently-in-males-and-females-study-finds/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BrainHealth #Inflammation #BehavioralScience #Neuroscience #Hippocampus

Study identifies predictors of women’s psychological well-being in romantic relationships https://www.psypost.org/study-identifies-predictors-of-womens-psychological-well-being-in-romantic-relationships/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WomensWellbeing #PsychologicalHealth #Relationships #BehavioralScience #MentalHealth

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that #genes associated with repairing mismatched #DNA are critical in eliciting damages to #neurons that are most vulnerable in #Huntington's disease and triggering downstream #pathologies and motor impairment, shedding light on disease mechanisms
#Medical #Neuroscience #Genetics #Psychiatry #BehavioralScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/med02112501.html