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Your typical mock trial might involve three juries, with a total of 30 or so mock jurors. The typical public opinion poll run by an organization like Gallup, however, can involve more...
Successful efforts to bring the use of data and research into decision-making are both top-down and bottom-up.
Nudging is a means of indirectly influencing human behaviour by changing the choice architecture made available to the decision maker. A recent study published in Nature examined the efficacy of sending short messages (i.e., nudges) to individuals who did not get vaccinated against COVID-19 immediately, a strategy that had proved effective in the early stages of vaccine rollout. ...
Former Central Falls Mayor James Diossa joins Brown University Supporters say becoming a senior adviser at The Policy Lab does not take him out of the running for lieutenant governor of Rhode Island By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated January 27, 2021, 4:38 p.m. Email to a Friend Former Central Falls Mayor James A. DiossaJonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff PROVIDENCE â Former Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa began working this week as senior adviser at Brown Universityâs Policy Lab, but supporters say the move does not take him out of the running for lieutenant governor. Diossa had ...