
Remote Work Can Be Better for Innovation Than In-Person Meetings
Seven steps for more inclusive and productive virtual brainstorming
Gleb Tsipursky is a behavioral scientist, CEO of the future-proofing consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts and author of Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage.

Remote Work Can Be Better for Innovation Than In-Person Meetings
Seven steps for more inclusive and productive virtual brainstorming

We’re Fumbling the Return to Physical Offices
Many executives are falling victim to a number of well-known psychological biases in their push to end remote working

Bad News about the Pandemic: We’re Not Getting Back to Normal Any Time Soon
Thinking that we might is an example of what psychologists call “anchoring bias”

"Truth Isn't Truth": Giuliani Borrows from the Climate Denial/Tobacco Company Playbook
By suggesting that “alternative facts” are just as valid as actual facts, he attempts to pull off an all-too-familiar scam

(Dis)trust in Science
Can we cure the scourge of misinformation?

Will Starbucks's Anti-Bias Training Be Effective?
It's a well-intentioned effort, but it probably won't work

How to Avoid Business Disasters with Behavioral Science
Data breaches, customer service embarrassments and other stock-tanking missteps seem to be in the news every other day—but it doesn't have to be this way

Trump's "Fake News Awards" Are Both Absurd and Dangerous
Behavioral science research suggests they could actually give weight to his media-bashing agenda

Trump to CDC: These 7 Words Are Now Forbidden
The administration's war on science takes a dangerously Orwellian turn

How to Talk to a Science Denier without Arguing
A simple strategy with the acronym EGRIP can be surprisingly effective

Attacks on Media, Like Roy Moore’s, Endanger Democracy
Politicians who cry “fake news” in response to credible media investigations ultimately can provide cover for corruption and authoritarianism

How to Fight "Alternative Facts" in Politics
Just as the environmental movement galvanized support for protecting nature, a pro-truth movement could spur popular opposition to post-truth politicians

On Being a Weird American on the Fourth of July
As the flags and patriotic words fly, that unusual adjective helps me resolve some internal conflicts—and turns out to be widely useful

How to Address the Epidemic of Lies in Politics
The "Pro-Truth Pledge," based on behavioral science research, could be part of the answer

Sometimes, Facts Can Actually Trump Ideology
It's hard to get people to look past their ideological blinkers, but behavioral science research shows it's not impossible

How News Organizations Inadvertently Spread "Alternative Facts"
The way they construct stories makes it likely that readers will believe things that aren’t true