Behavioural Science Uncovered

About Behavioural Science Uncovered

The podcast about behavioural science research and how it is made.

Publisher

Behavioural Science Uncovered

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Oct 2019

Latest episode

30 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 39 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Guilt Aversion and Communication in Trust Games With Martin Dufwenberg

   Host [Host Name] interviews Professor Martin Dufwenberg about guilt aversion and communication in trust games, revealing insights from his influential paper 'Promises and Partnership'.

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   4 May 2025

   Social Media and Job Market Success with Yan Chen

   In this episode, we talk with Yan Chen about her working paper "Social Media and Job Market Success: A Field Experiment on Twitter," coauthored with Jingyi Qiu, Alan Cohn, and Alvin Roth. The paper investigates the impact of social media promotion on job market outcomes by studying how quote-tweets from prominent economists affect the visibility of job market papers and the success of job candidates. We discuss the challenges of running such a field experiment and reflect on broader issues, including the gender gap in economics.

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   16 Apr 2025

   The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income with Eva Vivalt

   In this episode, we dive into the study "The Employment Effects of a Guaranteed Income" with one of its authors, Eva Vivalt. Join us as Eva takes us behind the scenes of an ambitious experiment giving unconditional income to low-income individuals in two U.S. states. She discusses some surprising results and shares what it takes to build the relationships and infrastructure needed for large-scale research — including unexpected tasks such as creating a personal handwriting font.

Inside a recent episode

Guilt Aversion and Communication in Trust Games With Martin Dufwenberg

Published 30 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] In Garrison, my case, guilt aversion allows that messages shape beliefs and beliefs about beliefs and trust and cooperation okay but it doesn't demand it it's an open issue kind of so in that sense I think we could have done it either way the free-form way has I guess when I think about it now the benefit that you're not writing it on the subject's noses that they should have a promise right I mean, when we did the bear promises, they actually were kind of suggested to them because it was written there. So in that sense, if we are testing the hypothesis that people will on their own home grow and generate promises, then I actually think freeform is better. […]

Who has been a guest on Behavioural Science Uncovered

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• Martin Dufwenberg
• Marie-Claire Villeval
• Fabio Galeotti
• Charlotte Saucet

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4.6 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

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Engagement

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