Op-Eds

Does Diversity Training Work the Way It’s Supposed To?

Does Diversity Training Work the Way It’s Supposed To?

July 8, 2019
-Harvard Business Review

op-ed, 2019Katherine MilkmanJuly 7, 2020

A Smarter Way to Think About Willpower

April 17, 2019
-The Washington Post

2019, op-edKatherine MilkmanMay 14, 2019

On the Board, ‘Twokenism’ Is the New Tokenism

On the Board, ‘Twokenism’ Is the New Tokenism

November 3, 2018
-The Washington Post

op-ed, 2018Katherine MilkmanFebruary 8, 2019

Some Good News for Working Women

July 9, 2018
-The Washington Post

2018, op-edKatherine MilkmanJuly 9, 2018

Using Behavioral Science to Build an Exercise Habit

Using Behavioral Science to Build an Exercise Habit

May 1, 2018
-Scientific American

2018, op-edKatherine MilkmanJuly 9, 2018

How Mark Zuckerberg Could Make Facebook a Force for Good

How Mark Zuckerberg Could Make Facebook a Force for Good

April 12, 2018
-The Washington Post

2018, op-edKatherine MilkmanJuly 9, 2018

When Do Favors Expire?

March 13, 2018
-Scientific American

2018, op-edKatherine MilkmanJuly 9, 2018

In Experiments, Researchers Figured Out What Men and Women Really Want in a Mate

In Experiments, Researchers Figured Out What Men and Women Really Want in a Mate

February 12, 2018
-The Washington Post

2018, op-edKatherine MilkmanJuly 9, 2018

The Science of Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution

The Science of Keeping Your New Year’s Resolution

January 1, 2018
-The Washington Post

2018, op-edKatherine MilkmanJanuary 18, 2018

What If Horror Movies Actually Stop Crime, Not Cause It?

What If Horror Movies Actually Stop Crime, Not Cause It?

October 27, 2017
-The Washington Post

2017, op-edKatherine MilkmanJanuary 18, 2018

What an Air Force Academy Experiment Teaches Us About How to Help All Students Shine

What an Air Force Academy Experiment Teaches Us About How to Help All Students Shine

September 25, 2017
-The Washington Post

2017, op-edKatherine MilkmanJanuary 18, 2018

Why You Tip as Much as You Do

August 23, 2017
-The Washington Post

op-ed, 2017Katherine MilkmanSeptember 16, 2017

Governments Are Trying to Nudge Us Into Better Behavior. Is It Working?

Governments Are Trying to Nudge Us Into Better Behavior. Is It Working?

August 11, 2017
-The Washington Post

op-ed, 2017Katherine MilkmanSeptember 16, 2017

Heat Doesn’t Just Make Us Cranky. It Makes Us Dumb Shoppers

Heat Doesn’t Just Make Us Cranky. It Makes Us Dumb Shoppers

July 21, 2017
-The Washington Post

2017, op-edKatherine MilkmanSeptember 15, 2017

A New Way to Remember: The Power of Quirk Memory Jogs

A New Way to Remember: The Power of Quirk Memory Jogs

February 7, 2017
-Scientific American

2017, op-edKatherine MilkmanFebruary 28, 2017

The Science Behind Why You Don’t Save (And What To Do About It)

The Science Behind Why You Don’t Save (And What To Do About It)

July 26, 2016
-Money

op-ed, 2016Katherine MilkmanOctober 19, 2016

Having a ‘Plan B’ Can Hurt Your Chances of Success

Having a ‘Plan B’ Can Hurt Your Chances of Success

July 19, 2016
-Scientific American

Popular Press, 2016, op-edKatherine MilkmanOctober 19, 2016Risk-aversion, Improving Decisions

Outsmart Your Own Biases

May 2015
-Harvard Business Review

2015, op-edKatherine MilkmanApril 16, 2015Decision Bias, Improving Decisions

Professors Are Prejudiced, Too

May 9, 2014
- The New York Times

2014, op-edScienceSitesJune 5, 2014race and gender