<p>What does it take to change a mind?</p><p>In episode two of <em>Wired for This</em>, we’ll hear from Dr. Katy Milkman, James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and host of the behavioral economics podcast <em>Choiceology</em>. She cofounded the Behavior Change for Good Initiative and has advised organizations such as Google, the White House, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Her research on behavior change has been published in top journals and featured in her bestselling book <em>How to Change</em>. In 2022, Dr. Milkman was also named one of 10 Innovators Shaping the Future of Health by <em>Fortune Magazine</em> and won Penn’s highest teaching award,Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching.</p><p></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-the-staff/plasticity-in-practice" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Transcript</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links/Sources mentioned</strong>:</p><ul><li><p>More from Dr. Milkman: </p></li><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.katymilkman.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Website</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.katymilkman.com/home-01" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">How to Change</a>, her self-help book </p></li><li><p><a href="https://katymilkman.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Milkman Delivers</a>, her behavioral science Substack </p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.schwab.com/learn/choiceology" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Choiceology</a>, her podcast on how to make better judgments and avoid costly mistakes</p></li></ul><li><p>Dr. Milkman’s studies: </p></li><ul><li><p>Dai, H., Milkman, K. L., &amp; Riis, J. (2014). <a href="https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/abs/10.1287/mnsc.2014.1901" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Fresh Start Effect: Temporal Landmarks Motivate Aspirational Behavior</a>. <em>Management Science</em>, 60(10), 2563–2582.</p></li><li><p>Beshears, J., Dai, H., Milkman, K. L., &amp; Benartzi, S. (2021). <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5353b838e4b0e68461b517cf/t/61af987669482d0611646ab0/1638897783454/using-fresh-starts-to-nudge-increased-retirement-savings.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Using fresh starts to nudge increased retirement savings</a>. <em>Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes</em>, 167, 72–87.</p></li><li><p>Milkman, K. L., Minson, J. A., &amp; Volpp, K. G. (2014). <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4381662/pdf/nihms540597.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Holding the hunger games hostage at the gym: An evaluation of temptation bundling</a>. <em>Management science</em>, 60(2), 283-299.</p></li></ul><li><p>Other academic work discussed </p></li><ul><li><p>Nembhard, I. M., &amp; Edmondson, A. C. (2006). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/job.413" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Making it safe: the effects of leader inclusiveness and professional status on psychological safety and improvement efforts in health care teams</a>. <em>Journal of Organizational Behavior,</em> 27(7), 941–966. </p></li><li><p><a href="http://edl.emi.gov.et/jspui/bitstream/123456789/84/1/Carol%20S.%20Dweck%20-%20Mindset_%20The%20New%20Psychology%20of%20Success%20%282019%29.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Mindset: The New Psychology of Success</em></a>, by Carol Dweck</p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/asch-conformity.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Asch conformity experiments</a>, designed by Solomon Asch</p></li><li><p>Petrik, R., Vega, J., &amp; Vindas-Meléndez, A. (2022). <a href="https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.202201.31" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">A Reflection on Growth Mindset and Meritocracy. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics</a>, 12(1), 408–421. </p></li></ul></ul><p><em>__________________________________</em></p><p><em>Wired for This</em> is produced and edited by Nwabata Nnani and hosted by Celia Ford. </p><p>Music by Nat Keefe</p><p>___________________________________</p><p><em>American Scientist</em> has been in publication since 1913 and is published by the nonprofit Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society. The magazine focuses on producing narrative-driven features by scientists about their own peer-reviewed work. The publication also produces shorter-form staff-written news articles, as well as blogs, multimedia, and social media. 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